4000 CAE Vocabulary List

عابس rude; sullenly ill-humored; gloomy; threatening, as of weather conditions

القصة any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth

خنق kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate

تخويف frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear

توابل flavoring; spice; the act of adding seasoning to food

المضاربة examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits

السيادة insulate against noise; impermeable to noise

المنح الدراسية knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student

التسلل creep or steal privately; come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen

خياطة joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by sewing; the material used in sewing

انطلق go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly

منشقة sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood

قذرة wet, to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision

التضامن union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord

شال a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders and head

خبأ hide or store away in a secret place

تخويف frighten; alarm; strike with sudden fear

خنق kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate

منشقة sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood

السقيفة get rid of; cast off; cause to pour forth

منشقة sharp-edged fragment of anything split or shivered off in the direction of its length; a thin piece of wood

انقاذ save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use

منقاد yielding; inclined or ready to submit

ميض shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

متعجرف كمين trap; gin; anything by which one is entangled and brought into trouble

انقاذ save from loss or destruction; rescue of a ship; save for further use

مجرفة a tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances

المزج an electronic instrument that generates and modifies sounds electronically

التواء a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments

التضامن union of interests, purposes, or sympathies among members of a group; accord

انطلق go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly

ميض shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

الانشقاق break apart; cut; divide

السيادة insulate against noise; impermeable to noise

مجرد very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure

ميض shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

المضاربة examination by the eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits

التواء a sudden or violent twist or wrench of a joint with stretching or tearing of ligaments

ياقوت a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone

شدة extreme rigor; strictness; rigidity; harshness