4000 CAE Vocabulary List

mild and pleasant; fragrant

sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark

lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable

foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

husky; muscular and heavily built

give as a gift; present

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

divorce; separation; loss of control or composure

be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity

one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person

the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark

a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

utter suddenly and impulsively

a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

creek; a small stream

flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft

drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor

yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper

have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty

signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning

husky; muscular and heavily built

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft

fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper

flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft

fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

utter suddenly and impulsively

have in sight; see clearly; look at; perceive by the visual faculty