4000 CAE Vocabulary List

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

bout a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness

vệ sĩ guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard

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

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

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

gai sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark

đọt non grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

quan liêu over-regulated administrative system

Tài liệu pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover

làm giảm giá trị disparage or depreciate; put down

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

sà lan flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft

bão tuyết a severe snowstorm with strong winds

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

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

lửng pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts

tiệc feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

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

bloated swollen or puffed as with water or air

lợi helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

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

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

bóng the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball

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

hải ly amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur

đọt non grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

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

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

vệ sĩ guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard

khán đài tiered seating for spectators in outdoor venues, especially exposed to the sun

lợi helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

dưỡng something that relieves pain

nắp ca-pô headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head

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

tiệc feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

duyệt graze; skim or glance at casually

bum one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person

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

tư sản middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional