4000 CAE Vocabulary List

едва just; only; hardly; scarcely

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

горький harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

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

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

жестокость quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness

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

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

испуг hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment

предвзятым favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced

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

банкротства state of being unable to pay your debts

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

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

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

едва just; only; hardly; scarcely

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

хвастливые exhibiting self-importance

горький harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

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

кривоногий have legs that curve outward at the knees

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

едва just; only; hardly; scarcely

жестокость quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness

стеб good-humored, playful conversation

мягкий lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable

хвастливые exhibiting self-importance

бальные large room used mainly for dancing

умоляю beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

блок hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch

хрупкого easily broken; having little elasticity

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

грубая not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence

багги small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

тормозные a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

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

брошюры pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover

плотный husky; muscular and heavily built

испуг hesitate as if in fear or doubt; shy away or be overcome with fright or astonishment

блок hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch