4000 CAE Vocabulary List

young woman making formal entrance into society

humid; moist; slightly wet

ignore; discount; take no notice of

energetic; vigorously active

formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university

something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit

young woman making formal entrance into society

house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home

natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something

differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society

avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick

harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

a crowd of people in motion; a number of oxen, sheep

field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address

pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

energetic; vigorously active

in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction

length of time something lasts

failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

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

large slender game fish widely distributed in warm seas; various marine cetacean mammals

failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.

young woman making formal entrance into society

idle person; male bee; someone who takes more time than necessary

something that discourages; tending to deter

field; territory over which rule or control is exercised;  networked computers that share a common address

investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

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

investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

something that discourages; tending to deter

destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction

harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

differing from a norm or the accepted standards of a society

cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of

far in space or time; cold in manner

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

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

excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference

house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home