4000 CAE Vocabulary List
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4000 CAE Vocabulary List
1 Overview:
Preparing vocabulary for the CAE (C1, Cambridge Advanced) test is a smart move! Since vocabulary plays a huge role in all parts of the exam (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking), here’s a focused vocabulary to help you build and remember the right words effectively.
In addition to the vocabulary, we also provide online tools and exercises to support your studies, along with helpful tips and printable materials.
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abandon
abdomen
abduct
abduction
abide
abject
abnormal
abolition
abracadabra
abrasive
absent
absenteeism
absolute
absolution
absolve
absorb
abstinence
abstract
absurd
abundance
abundantly
abuse
abusive
abyss
academic
accelerate
acceleration
access
accessible
accessory
accident
accidental
accidentally
accommodate
accommodating
accomplice
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attribute
n. essential quality; reputation; honor
His outstanding attribute was his kindness.
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audacity
a. daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
The ignorant audacity to believe that I don't appreciate the life and death of what I kill is astounding.
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audit
n. examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
When the bank examiners arrived to hold their annual audit, they discovered the embezzlements of the chief cashier.
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auditorium
n. area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
A seat in the stalls or in one of the elaborate boxes surrounding the horseshoe-shaped auditorium now costs nearly 700 pounds.
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august
a. impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
Visiting the palace at Versailles, she was impressed by the august surroundings in which she found herself.
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authentic
a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
It is authentic, genuine, and a true and correct copy of the original.
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| absurd |
 | essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class |
| preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish |
| act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable |
| external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece |
| adolescence |
| indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party |
| state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity |
| in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way |
| having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name |
| agony |
| take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone |
| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| in a competent, capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner |
| the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle |
| alias |
| a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic |
| story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house |
| in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way |
| assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily |
| anchor |
| secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate |
| excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep |
| confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming |
| state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity |
| annex |
| place of refuge or shelter; protection |
| preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish |
| chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies |
| append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
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[Esc] a. easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
[Esc] n. indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
[Esc] v. gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
[Esc] a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
[Esc] a. irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
[Esc] a. aloft; flying; in the air
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