4000 CAE Vocabulary List

principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer

flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page

large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles

one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person

resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of

not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious; without intelligence

hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard

determined to do or have

grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

one who is devoted to a particular activity; murmuring or humming sound; lazy or shiftless person

general name applied to various insects

just; only; hardly; scarcely

resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of

full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone

act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God

harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward

hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard

ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women

the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive

exhibiting self-importance

small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

guard to protect or defend person; lifeguard

swollen or puffed as with water or air

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward

dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head

headdress for men and boys; a covering for the head, worn by women, protecting the back and sides of the head

something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

have legs that curve outward at the knees