4000 CAE Vocabulary List

danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction

details or specifics of something

written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty

model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example

uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm

pierce; go through; permeate

essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality

model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example

having or reflecting superior quality or value

gaze; stare; look searchingly; company with

any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used for ornament or painting pictures upon

container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter

an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather

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

pierce; go through; permeate

legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing to travel abroad

lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of

pierce; go through; permeate

cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition

pierce; go through; permeate

in a manner that is extraordinary or amazing

punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment

cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition

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

advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of

the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather

in a manner that is extraordinary or amazing

not genuine or real; counterfeit; not honest or truthful; deceptive

the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather

written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty

extraordinary ability; military bravery; superior skill or ability

one who brings a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser

model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example

severe mental disorder, with or without organic damage; any vital action or activity.

a proposition upon which an argument is based; assumption; land and the buildings on it

checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical

in a manner that is extraordinary or amazing

written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty

feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice