4000 CAE Vocabulary List

held in common; of a group of people

freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity

formal warning in law; close attention to minimizing risk

act of congregating, or bringing together; collection or mass of separate things

possessing an extraordinary ability to attract; of or about a charisma

device for rotary motion, by handle or arm; bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage; twist or turn in speech

small fragment or piece,  especially a small piece of bread or other food; broken or cut off

riddle; difficult problem; dilemma

impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention

having three dimensions

pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action

lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases

benevolent; kind and not judging people in a negative way

security pledged for repayment of loan

divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune

report or record in chronological order

do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted

something that confines or contracts; restraint; hindrance

a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook

eating or feeding on flesh; predatory

a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook

pledge, undertaking; an act of binding yourself  to a course of action

innumerable; infinite; too many to count

position in the game of chess when a king is in check and cannot be released; utter defeat; complete victory

impressive country house or castle in France; large country house

disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel

disclose; reveal; tell in confidence

overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention

solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel

battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

report or record in chronological order

in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with

act of consoling; state of being consoled; refreshment of spirit; comfort

divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune

improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of

do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted

some stars seen from the Earth as a group and often having a name

held in common; of a group of people