4000 CAE Vocabulary List

gạch draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress

ngon distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste

không hợp lể grossly improper; indecent; in poor taste

căn cứ has not been proved true

đống đổ nát act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked; the debris of something wrecked

thất nghiệp jobless; idle; out of work

đức goodness, moral excellence; good quality

lạ queer; of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange

wacky mentally irregular; ludicrous, foolish

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

không thể tưởng tượng unable to be imagined; inconceivable; incredible

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

waffle speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

căn cứ has not been proved true

tồn tại practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness

tác ý act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing

mở introduce; show someone to their seats

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

duy trì support; preserve; hold aloft; raise

mơ hồ imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit

chủng harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people from getting the actual disease

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

thì thầm speaking in a quiet voice; soft speech produced without a full voice; secretly expressed belief, rumor, or hint

bản án findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion

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

mơ hồ imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit

diệt conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition

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

linh hoạt having many talents; capable of working in many fields

mệt mỏi fatigue; tiredness; feeling of dissatisfaction or vexation

nỗi đau deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief

khác nhau diversity; quality or condition of being various or varied

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

wit intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand

linh hoạt having many talents; capable of working in many fields

gạch draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress

wit intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand

nỗi đau deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief

bê flesh of a calf when killed and used for food

thất nghiệp jobless; idle; out of work