4000 CAE Vocabulary List

bacon back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

bumble humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion

dưỡng something that relieves pain

vô tội vạ the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive

giòn easily broken; having little elasticity

ghen ghét resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of

burly husky; muscular and heavily built

trưởng ban nhạc người leader of a dance band; a musician who leads a band of musicians

dưỡng something that relieves pain

vô tội vạ the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive

tiết lộ bí mật utter suddenly and impulsively

tiệc feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

cùn having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive

dùi cui a thick, heavy stick used as a weapon by police officers, or one transferred by runners in a relay race

hiển nhiên flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

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

đắng harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

ngọn hải đăng signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning

nhân từ generous in providing aid to others; charitable

băng impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow

chỉ just; only; hardly; scarcely

trưởng ban nhạc người leader of a dance band; a musician who leads a band of musicians

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

đánh whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly

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

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

hưởng a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will

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

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

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

hiển nhiên flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

nựng talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds

trâm ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women

blues gloom; depressed spirits

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

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

thoát jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface

tiết lộ bí mật utter suddenly and impulsively

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

trùm title or degree of nobility