4000 CAE Vocabulary List

slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky; lacking style or good taste; distasteful or offensive

draw upon; strike lightly; make good use of

wealthy and powerful businessperson or industrialist; magnate

experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims

the stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others

piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground

moderate; tone down or restrain;  bring to the desired consistency; adjust finely

high; outstanding; very great or intense

wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood

person's normal manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting; tendency to become irritable or angry

canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor

tie with rope; fasten or restrict with rope or chain

outward decorations; ornamental covering or harness for horse

solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will

reproach in a mocking, insulting, or contemptuous manner; make fun of, often in an aggressive manner

holding of an office; a period during which something is held; status of holding position on a permanent contract

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using

a whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood; white ant

secret meeting; agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place

solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence

solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his will

suspension of arms of opposing forces; temporary quiet of action, pain, contest; period of no fighting takes place

canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; worn out by using

stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs

wood; lumber; trees, or wooded land considered as a source of wood

disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune

travel;  journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult

small branch or division of a branch

stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs

hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear

easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile

poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison

charm to bring good luck and avert misfortune; something that apparently has magic power

experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims

disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune

dance in two-four time by graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a great variety of steps

entrance; the starting point for a new state or experience

a toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms

stem, or body, of a tree; main stem, without the branches; the body of animal apart from the head and limbs