4000 CAE Vocabulary List

dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

hard, monotonous routine work

full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe

distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion

false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion

failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process

disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes

defame; destroy confidence in; disbelieve

keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay

cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle

dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind

keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay

vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly

dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes

act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste

departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward

causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy

view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion

harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss

dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity

faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication

turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something

dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception

mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread

dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall

drivel, or drop saliva; let run from the mouth; talk nonsense; silly talk or write

delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy

stupid person; person who is not very bright

act of sending off something; the property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste

distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion

refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist

disadvantage or inconvenience; shortcoming; refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes

excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference

harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss

fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror

hard, monotonous routine work