4000 CAE Vocabulary List

cache:
n. hiding place; secret store of valuables or money

cactus:
n. any plant of the order Cactaceae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus

cadaver:
n. corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection

cadet:
n. younger of two brothers; student at a military school who is training to be an officer

calcium:
n. silvery, moderately hard metallic element

calculated:
a. deliberately planned; carefully thought out in advance

caliber:
n. ability; degree or grade of excellence or worth; diameter of a tube or gun barrel

callous:
a. emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened

calm:
a. freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity

camouflage:
v. exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal

campaign:
n. battle; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

canary:
n. pale yellowish color; wine made in the Canary Islands; canary bird; quick and lively dance

candor:
n. frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

canine:
a. related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs

canon:
n. law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works

cant:
n. inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect

canvas:
n. heavy closely woven fabric; background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative

canyon:
n. narrow chasm with cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge

capable:
a. having the ability required for a specific task

capacity:
n. mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate