4000 CAE Vocabulary List

distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything

expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable

dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise

ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate

make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen

investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

sudden downfall; complete disaster

to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off

discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to

cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle

falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate

cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level

done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional

nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave

combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement

to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate

dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall

lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger

cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

throw into disorder; break the array of.

investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate

falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

prescribe; rule as a dictator

in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly

dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so

erase; strike out; remove or make invisible

free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

throw into disorder; break the array of.

prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health