4000 CAE Vocabulary List

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

n. hill; relatively flat highland

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly

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

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

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

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

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

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

n. any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider

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