4000 CAE Vocabulary List

open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation, usually involuntarily from drowsiness, fatigue, or boredom

paddle; walk through relatively shallow water

uniform; in complete agreement

open and unrestrained; free from traditional social or moral constraints

irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid

undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve

goodness, moral excellence; good quality

stand up against; successfully resist; oppose with force or resolution

unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid

energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm; lively

inflict vengeance or punishment upon a person;  express or gratify anger, malevolence, or resentment

existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination

willful or malicious destruction of public or private property

goodness, moral excellence; good quality

solicit in love; court solicitously; invite with importunity; make love

state of being near in space or relationship; proximity

huge marine mammal of the seal family, a native of the Arctic Ocean

irregularly; in an unequal or partial manner

confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony

undo or ravel knitted fabric of; separate and clarify; solve

unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid

in time past; long ago; in old time

craft; ship; container for liquids

experience; suffer; pass through

unanswered; not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid

strive for victory or superiority; contend; compete

military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies

active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force

confirm; prove the truth by a presentation of evidence or testimony

justify; authorize; guarantee, or attest to the quality

being without question; not counterfeit or copied; agreeable to truth or fact

beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage

vigorous in the body; strong; powerful; performed with valor or bravery; heroic

existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination

join together, unite; harness a draft animal to; join securely; force into heavy labor

goodness, moral excellence; good quality

speak or write evasively; pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

paddle; walk through relatively shallow water

give up temporarily; yield; give up voluntarily; defer