4000 CAE Vocabulary List

distinct feature or element in a problem

deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits

assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut

theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

in a competent, capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic

find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

unusual; not typical; not normal

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve

wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom

lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms

independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom

give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding

gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty

fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering

act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive

unusual; not typical; not normal

loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion

fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose

eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station

the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses