4000 CAE Vocabulary List

table:
v. set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time

tableland:
n. hill; relatively flat highland

taboo:
n. ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition

tack:
n. small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head

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

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

tactic:
n. plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end

taint:
v. contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally

talisman:
n. charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power

tally:
v. record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score

tame:
a. domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften

tamper:
v. interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

tan:
n. yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun

tangible:
a. able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable

tango:
n. dance in two-four time by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps

tanner:
n. a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence

tantrum:
n. a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice

tap:
v. draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of

tarantula:
n. any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider

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