4000 CAE Vocabulary List

tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil

relating to ships, sailors, or navigation

plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night

beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy

full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous

impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster

an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem

distinguished from others in excellence

highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; salve

leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled

annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging

beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy

worthy of note or notice; remarkable; important

fertile or green spot in a waste or desert

act of extreme violence or viciousness; offense

beginner; person new to a field or activity

tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil

ideal condition of rest, harmony, stability, or joy; condition of Buddha

capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person

the central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core

neatly or smartly dressed; neat, trim, and smart

any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus; durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs

not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic

fertile or green spot in a waste or desert

the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command

story; art, technique, or process of telling a story

dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress; event or experience that is intensely distressing

the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command

one who expects a favorable or good outcome

death notice; list of dead

hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown

hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown

go beyond; surpass; exceed

highly viscous or semisolid substance used on the skin as a cosmetic, emollient, or medicament; salve

annoy by constant scolding, complaining, or urging

story; art, technique, or process of telling a story

tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil

impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster

full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous