4000 CAE Vocabulary List

final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme

in waves; fluctuate; having curls

irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart

flesh of a calf when killed and used for food

final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme

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

open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints

having no previous example; novel; unparalleled

small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air

upright in position or posture; oriented vertically

irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange

large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity

flesh of a calf when killed and used for food

empty area or space; an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

cause something or someone to no longer do what is usual or right; state of being twisted or bent out of shape

upright in position or posture; oriented vertically

having no previous example; novel; unparalleled

small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air

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

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

upright in position or posture; oriented vertically

state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete

inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing

tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence

intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand

female fox; a woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious

various small animals or insects, such as rats or cockroaches, those are destructive, annoying, or injurious to health

be better than; defeat; gain the advantage over

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

emptiness; containing nothing; clear or empty a place

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

patch up something old; refurbish; put together; fabricate or improvise

strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete

raise to a higher grade or standard; advance

the long journey to a foreign or distant place, especially by sea; aviation

dazed or confused; dizzy or queasy

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