4000 CAE Vocabulary List

bướm insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings

lỗi small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

cân bằng hold or carry in equilibrium

thiên favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced

bong bóng foam; dome-shaped covering made of transparent glass or plastic; fantastic or impracticable idea or belief

nướng a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

giòn easily broken; having little elasticity

báo trước foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict

chỉ just; only; hardly; scarcely

"bom tấn" something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb

nhanh marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

vi phạm breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap

bội something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

cằn cỗi desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

chỉ just; only; hardly; scarcely

bướm insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings

bacon back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

thừa kế inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another

tiết lộ bí mật utter suddenly and impulsively

cầu xin beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly

bạn bè good friend; comrade; partner, especially one of a pair or team

thiên favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced

nhạt nhẽo lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable

nhanh marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

vi phạm breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap

vô tội vạ the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive

cân bằng hold or carry in equilibrium

lỗi small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse

bout a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness

chốt dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

tàn bạo quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness; pitilessness

cân bằng hold or carry in equilibrium

môn a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol

hải ly amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur

tảng đá a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil

bội something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

trơ tráo having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless

tăng raise; advance; push or shove upward

chốt dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly

lỗi small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse