4000 CAE Vocabulary List

лук the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward

банкротом penniless, without any money; financially ruined

драка fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party

баллада popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing

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

баллада popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing

бюджет estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

изгнать drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

лысый hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

метель a severe snowstorm with strong winds

бартер trade goods or services without the exchange of money

багги small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

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

удар impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow

взрыва explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

Балерина principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer

жестокий like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

метель a severe snowstorm with strong winds

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

барьер obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

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

выводок young birds hatched at one time; young children of the same mother, especially if nearly of the same age

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

взрыва explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

едва just; only; hardly; scarcely

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

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

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

безграничной being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast

взрыва explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

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

лук the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward

благословит make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy

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

изгнать drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

багги small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

бюджет estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose

напитки liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

метель a severe snowstorm with strong winds

коры a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog