4000 CAE Vocabulary List

any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth

almost no; very little; deliberate discourtesy

act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity

secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others

essential; not imaginary; actual or real

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

easily influenced; having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to

several species of fish of the Salmonidae family; reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the salmon

extensive; having wide-ranging influence or effect:

act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity

a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant

stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring

physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy

small, crudely built cabin

essential; not imaginary; actual or real

dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw

hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground

not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint

climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers

of or pertaining to old age

assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for  profit

drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; push along, aside, or away, in a careless manner

yielding; inclined or ready to submit

experienced, especially in terms of a profession or a hobby; aged or processed

attitude or position of a standing person or animal; posture; mental posture; point of view

essential; not imaginary; actual or real

a separate religious body; faction united by common interests or beliefs

insulate against noise; impermeable to noise

act of saving; preservation or deliverance from destruction, danger, or great calamity

feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition

the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws

of or pertaining to old age

isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

not extreme; marked by seriousness or gravity; not affected by the use of drugs;  self-restraint

name or write in order the letters constituting; add up to; signify

defamation;  false and malicious statement or report about someone

the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws

feeling; perception associated with stimulation of a sense organ or with a specific body condition

the feeling of fear of embarrassment

hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground