4000 CAE Vocabulary List

liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap

yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver; the bitterness of temper

state of being unable to pay your debts

hold or carry in equilibrium

kindly; favorable; not malignant

state of being unable to pay your debts

general name applied to various insects

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

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

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

the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive

graze; skim or glance at casually

the occasion for excessive eating or drinking; complete failure; sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information

graze; skim or glance at casually

flower; blossom; the best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity

small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of

liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

determined to do or have

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

large room used mainly for dancing

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

small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room

gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help

liquids for drinking, usually excluding water; refreshment

move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

hold or carry in equilibrium

dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

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

reveal secret matters; chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; gossip without reserve or discretion

fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room

move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

the flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants; cutting part of an instrument