4000 CAE Vocabulary List

be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent

courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match

a variety of domestic dog, having large, drooping ears; sidebar used to strengthen portions of gear of a vehicle

a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

lump; thick piece; push or thrust, as with the elbow; intuitive feeling

give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy

long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative

urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to

a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

sand or gravel; rough, hard particles; coarse part of a meal; grain, as oats or wheat

of an entire group or class; general

type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work

unfriendliness; hatred; state of being hostile

a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match

person who eats too much food and drink

of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate

quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness

a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance

music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth

quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness

head of a state government

prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth

a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance

quality or condition of being grand; magnificence

woman who is an heir, especially to great wealth

of an entire group or class; general

long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative

grass or other plants, cut and dried for fodder

a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance

a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance

art of drawing, particularly of precise mechanical drawing, as of architectural and engineering plans

lump; thick piece; push or thrust, as with the elbow; intuitive feeling

type or class; a kind of literary or artistic work

hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

art of drawing, particularly of precise mechanical drawing, as of architectural and engineering plans

of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate

thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes