4000 CAE Vocabulary List

strike, with the open hand; slap; move with a quick

small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate

in a manner free from fear or risk

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

isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings

small body revolving around a larger one; subordinate

filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded

act of getting the point in a game or sport;  facts about an actual situation

one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn

pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings

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

act of severing, or state of being severed; partition; separation.

glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface

filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded

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

very thin or transparent; very steep; absolute or pure

token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value

filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded

act of severing, or state of being severed; partition; separation.

treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices

shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor

edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices

arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor

flavoring; spice; the act of adding seasoning to food

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

glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface

filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded

increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar

any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool

any of various instruments used for listening to sounds produced within the body, like a doctor's tool

knowledgeable; resulting from deliberation and careful thought

large fishing net made to hang vertically in the water by weights at the lower edge and floats at the top

treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; upper part in harmony for mixed voices

fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved

rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil

wreck; scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin

one who sprinkles; a device with perforations through which water issues from a hose to sprinkle a lawn