4000 CAE Vocabulary List

accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort

bump; hit something violently

disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass

having foresight; fortuneteller

solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel

blow, especially with the fist; great influence, especially political or social

having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite

courtesy towards women

cut, cut off, or cut out with or as if with shears; cut off the edge of:

having foresight; fortuneteller

act of cleaving or splitting; breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules

form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

hole; cavern; hollow area within the body

a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano

faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

having foresight; fortuneteller

blow, especially with the fist; great influence, especially political or social

a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook

accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort

fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

suited or favorable to one's comfort, purpose, or needs; near; accessible

grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food

arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous

goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit

act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit

faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives

infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn; strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn

person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public

form or develop in mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way

look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

courtesy towards women

solid mass; covering with cement; hard, strong construction material consisting of sand, conglomerate, and gravel

person, especially an older or married woman, who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public

look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought

having foresight; fortuneteller

courtesy towards women

bump; hit something violently