4000 CAE Vocabulary List

a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air

hold or carry in equilibrium

talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds

back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving

a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air

a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

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

foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief

disparage or depreciate; put down

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

beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor

cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

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

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information

swollen or puffed as with water or air

drink greedily or immoderately, especially alcoholic liquor

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

disparage or depreciate; put down

inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another

harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air

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

marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information

talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds

a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness

swollen or puffed as with water or air

headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head

table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head

something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals