4000 CAE Vocabulary List

follow a certain course; move ahead; travel onward

very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

physician or expert in children's diseases

plea; formal message requesting something

make longer; draw out; lengthen

state or federal prison for convicted felons

an animal kept for amusement or companionship

sudden mass fear and anxiety

inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning

being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental

very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good

gather into small folds or wrinkles; contract into ridges and furrows

pestering; vexatious; troublesome; causing irritation or annoyance

expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold

clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges

odd; old-fashioned; picturesque; unfamiliar or unusual in character

characters in the play; one's public image or personality

an animal kept for amusement or companionship

very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

highland; upland; relatively flat highland

display announcement  in a place of public view; publish  on a list

sudden mass fear and anxiety

full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to a person on it

amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value

an animal kept for amusement or companionship

an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

sudden mass fear and anxiety

very drunk; covered with a coat of plaster; made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance

an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

the science which treats diseases, their nature, causes, symptoms; departure or deviation from a normal condition

being or happening first in a sequence of time; original; primary; fundamental

full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through

penetration; hole made in the body so that jewelry can be worn through it

having a buoyant or self-confident air; briskly cheerful; lively or enthusiastic

hold back to a later time; delay; defer

having a buoyant or self-confident air; briskly cheerful; lively or enthusiastic

highland; upland; relatively flat highland

make longer; draw out; lengthen