4000 CAE Vocabulary List

move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional

invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu

principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer

husky; muscular and heavily built

flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

title or degree of nobility

quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness

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

grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

gloom; depressed spirits

ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women

ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool

whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

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

move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

over-regulated administrative system

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing

gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help

determined to do or have

graze; skim or glance at casually

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

like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

give as a gift; present

divorce; separation; loss of control or composure

flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

exhibiting self-importance

favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced

tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula

move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

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

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

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

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

reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion

fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party