4000 CAE Vocabulary List

use economically; conserve; save

flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

crown of a king; a wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or feathers, to be worn on the head like a crown

thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes

noble birth; quality of being noble; noble-mindedness; liberality in giving

gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive

lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted

keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with

dangerous; reckless; daring; inclined to run risks

thin, smooth, shiny coating; glassy film, as one over the eyes

flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

case of leather or similar material for pistol

mistaken opinion or idea; delusion; illusory perception

throw with great force; cast; toss

genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself

cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn

touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with

gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

stable gear consisting of an arrangement to an animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart

seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious

case of leather or similar material for pistol

one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung

quality or condition of being harsh; excessive sternness

gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

song of praise or adoration, especially a religious ode, a sacred lyric

box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees

flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

represented by graph; described in vivid detail; clearly outlined

grossly wicked; abominable; hateful; infamous

wide and general destruction; devastation; waste

crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass

one that generates, especially converts mechanical energy into electrical energy; apparatus that generates vapor

touch; feel with the hand; use or hold with the hand; manage in using; deal with

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

channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the rain; eaves channel; eaves trough

flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking refinement or sophistication

gather; yield from plants in a single growing season