4000 CAE Vocabulary List

freshen; circulate through and freshen

give in; surrender; give forth a natural product; be productive

woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving

affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; spiral motion of fluid within a limited area

not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant

in a natural or wild state

jobless; idle; out of work

the smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota

intact; not mentioned; not touched

the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution

not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant

inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment

space or place that is available to be used; emptiness

unable to be imagined; inconceivable; incredible

stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution

quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit

depart; leave a room, building, chair, so that it is available for other people

unable to be imagined; inconceivable; incredible

raise to a higher grade or standard; advance

feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel

not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant

rapidity or speed of motion; swiftness

extreme edge or margin; border; enclosing boundary; space enclosed by such a boundary

jobless; idle; out of work

enclose;  arrange or fold as a cover or protection

feud in which members of opposing parties murder each other; blood bitter quarrel

energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively

writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry

goodness, moral excellence; good quality

stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution

last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another

energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively

not intended; not knowing; unaware; ignorant

imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit

poison; poisonous secretion of animals, such as snake or spider; spite

fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt

inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment

undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve

common and coarse; relating to the common people with less cultivated or educated; lacking cultivation or refinement