4000 CAE Vocabulary List

something that relieves pain

handrail, especially on a staircase

pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover

determined to do or have

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

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

marked by flames or intense heat; of immediate import; urgent

having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless

haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards

something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room

a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

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

a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race

small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room

something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

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

dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

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

good-humored, playful conversation

something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

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

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

whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

dividing line; border; frontier

over-regulated administrative system

a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race

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

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

fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party

be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

exhibiting self-importance

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

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

good-humored, playful conversation

small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room

pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover

something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil