4000 CAE Vocabulary List

short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim

continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable

motherly; relating to mother or motherhood

minor crime; ill behavior; evil conduct; misdeed

jump; hop; place jumped over or from

short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim

lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body

one who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill; milling machine

having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle

relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces

defamatory statement; the act of writing something that smears a person's character

of, relating to, or composed of matter; concerned with the physical, not from intellectual or spiritual

imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

proverb; formulation of fundamental principle or general truth

motherly; relating to mother or motherhood

find; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o

legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience

lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body

scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes

arm; leg; any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree

beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion model; a dummy

chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft

chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life

chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism to the maintenance of life

relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces

sea-dwelling; maritime; naval

expression of deep sorrow because someone has died

relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces

accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable

having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness

a building that has more than one story

having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle

chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft

legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience

landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow

scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes

having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness

king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress

rent; charter; engage for service under a term of the contract