4000 CAE Vocabulary List

distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress

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

differing in some characteristics; various

knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges

fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles

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

cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of

fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death

beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public

reveal; make known to the public

get rid of; settle or decide a matter; place or set in a particular order; arrange

humid; moist; slightly wet

to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

feel; discover the presence of; identify something

fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death

beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public

prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements

weak-minded; foolishly loving and indulgent

fool; cause to believe what is not true; mislead

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

disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with

to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements

harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

differing in some characteristics; various

having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense

havoc; event that completely destroys something

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

exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest

fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death

having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense

drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance

extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges

order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court

reveal; make known to the public

keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

take apart; disassemble; tear down