4000 CAE Vocabulary List

flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

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

raise; advance; push or shove upward

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

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

over-regulated administrative system

large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

device for increasing power or effectiveness; enthusiastic promoter, as of a sports team or school

foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

kindly; favorable; not malignant

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

foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel

jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface

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

swollen or puffed as with water or air

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark

principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer

defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery

flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel

sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark

kindly; favorable; not malignant

quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness

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

lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable

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

utter suddenly and impulsively

back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

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

counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine

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

exhibiting self-importance

raise; advance; push or shove upward

something that relieves pain

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

foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel