4000 CAE Vocabulary List

v. set resolution or proposal for future consideration; hold back to a later time
Because we seem unable to agree on this issue at the moment, let us table the motion for now and come back to it at a later date.

n. hill; relatively flat highland
The touristic village 'Le Campole' lies on a tableland close to the Apennine chain of Campania, at an altitude of 650 meters.

n. ban or inhibition resulting from social custom or emotional aversion; prohibition
And I understand why this taboo is indeed present in our society.

n. small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a broad, flat head
I hammered a tack into the wall and hung a small picture from it.

a. slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive
Of course, I have asked to be removed from the spam list, and how tacky is it to ask for a pledge less than a month after getting a gift of $100.

n. the ability to do the right thing without making anyone unhappy; sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty
He's never had much tact, and people don't like his blunt manner.  

n. plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
Among divorcing couples, this tactic is a way to keep one spouse from getting at the asset.

v. contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally
One speck of dirt on your utensils may contain enough germs to taint an entire batch of preserves.

n. charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power
According to the myth, the talisman is the most powerful of all the magical charms.

v. record by making a mark; reckon or count; keep score
It's hard to characterize the cultural effects, although easier to tally the vital economic impact on China's neighbors.

a. domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
While inflation is relatively tame, which is good for consumers, real wages are falling.

v. interfere in a harmful manner; alter improperly
So, somehow he is going to tamper with the census?

n. yellowish-brown color; brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun
It took me all summer to get this tan.

a. able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable
It'll take a while before GM's new direction shows up in tangible new products at the dealership.

n. dance in two-four time by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps
I began ballroom dance lessons three years ago, and the tango is my favorite, especially the Argentine.

n. a person who turns animal hides into leather; craftsman who tans skins and hides;  sixpence
A good tanner is a skilled laborer, and these Indians were not only expert makers of dressed leather but they tanned skins and peltries with the hair or fur on.

n. a burst of ill humor; display of temper; ill-natured caprice
But throwing empty points against him exactly likes that a teenage girl throws stuffed animals against her bedroom wall during a temper tantrum.

v. draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of
It will also develop techniques to locate and tap underground water reservoirs.

n. any large, hairy, chiefly tropical spider
It appears to be the fact that the bite of the tarantula is not more venomous than that of other large spiders.

n. lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy
Unless being precisely on time is essential, don't bring up the tardiness issue with an occasional late employee.