4000 CAE Vocabulary List

oversee with the power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise

bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space

breathtaking; strikingly beautiful or attractive

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane

length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction

sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided

diminish; undermine the foundations; dig

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

tempt; entice; lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct

a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein

smile expressing scorn instead of pleasure; smile in affected, often offensively self-satisfied manner

give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action

in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude

hide from view; wrap for burial; shut off from sight; shelter

bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space

a bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful

length of time spent in a particular way; allotted amount; limitation or restriction

go or move with one side foremost; move sidewise

diminish; undermine the foundations; dig

the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth

any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to America; despicable person

token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value

increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar

go through an area in search of prey; pursue; walk with a stiff or angry gait; move threateningly

one celebrated for wisdom, experience, and judgment; various plants of the genus Salvia

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

the liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth

scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder; belt

a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; stripe; vein

slanting; inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon

a vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more fashionable than he really is; one who apes his superiors

one who shirks work or responsibility; one who tries to evade military service in wartime

bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space

sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided

causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly

extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably

increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar

continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening