4000 CAE Vocabulary List

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a. slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive

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n. the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty

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n. lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy

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v. make dirty or spotty; stain; dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt

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a. tiresome because of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly

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v. moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely

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ad. for a limited time only

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n. lack of self-confidence or courage

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a. poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison

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v. travel or wander through; cleanse clothes in water