4000 CAE Vocabulary List

cảm xúc feeling; mood; state of mental agitation or disturbance

khó nắm bắt difficult to describe; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

ăn eatable; the substance that can be used as a food

sở trường particular skill; special talent

nhúng enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass

qui implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel

lần make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other

dữ dội fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty

phiền phức angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel

ngọc lục bảo of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color

tham ô stealing; fraudulent appropriation of property

freak rare and unpredictable event; person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed

fetish a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

mở rộng growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded

giác ngộ education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

pháo đài a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post

sán unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident

finesse refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

khổng lồ very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive

lập dị departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

loại trừ leave out of; keep out of; reject

kén easily upset; given to bouts of ill-temper; full of superfluous details

figment great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style

thuận lợi approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested

khổng lồ very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive

ưu việt fame; high-status importance owing to marked superiority; the rise of ground; hill

exhilarating invigorating and refreshing; cheering; making lively and joyful

nuôi rear; promote the growth of; help develop

tuyệt chủng no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

pháo đài a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post

qui implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel

phiền phức angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel

sán unlikely occurrence; stroke of good luck; accident

thừa amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; surplus

khả thi capable of being accomplished or brought about

nhúng enclose; place in something; fix firmly in surrounding mass

ngón tay extreme end or tip of a finger

tuyệt chủng no longer existing or living; vanished; dead

cờ become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure

figment great happiness; pleasing and appropriate manner or style