4000 CAE Vocabulary List

hói hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

tàn bạo quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness

trưởng ban nhạc người leader of a dance band; a musician who leads a band of musicians

tiệc feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

chỉ just; only; hardly; scarcely

nói đùa good-humored, playful conversation

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

vi phạm breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap

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

nhanh marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

barn an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

quạu mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated

"bom tấn" something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb

cằn cỗi desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

quạu mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated

blues gloom; depressed spirits

báo trước foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict

huy hiệu a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person

râu hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

"bom tấn" something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb

"bom tấn" something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb

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

đánh whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

hoa flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity

bowlegged have legs that curve outward at the knees

ẩu đả fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party

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

quạu mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated

khỉ đầu chó large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

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

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

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

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

rực rỡ full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone

suối creek; a small stream

"bom tấn" something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb

bandanna large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

râu hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

bowlegged have legs that curve outward at the knees

trâm ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women