4000 CAE Vocabulary List

act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached; abstraction from worldly objects

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

become worse; decline

cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward

combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement

inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining

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

one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office

standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate

clarity of outline; concise explanation

disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane

one who studies skin and its diseases

nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave

distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress

feeling of dissatisfaction

nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave

move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood

consider; think about carefully; weigh

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

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

attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing

departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward

inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

fearful or distasteful anticipation; terror; horror

avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick

distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress

nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave

queer; amusingly odd; comical

move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland

standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate

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

a person qualified to practice dentistry

scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time

departing from the correct and accepted way; misleading; not straightforward

man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable

catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty

the file of documents on a subject; a bundle of writings or documents relating to one matter or subject

act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains