4000 CAE Vocabulary List

ngông cuồng wandering beyond one's bounds; exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained

sử dụng engage the services of; put to work; apply

giác ngộ illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving; educated or informed

kinh tế efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system

hay thay đổi not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind

thức ăn gia súc hunt for; search; the act of searching for food

kèm theo include; surround on all sides; close in

tầng lớp a group or class of persons enjoying the superior intellectual or social, or economic status

bền lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive

xuất hiện come into prominence; spring up; appear

thất bại complete failure; sudden and violent collapse

sải measure the depth; come to understand

fetish a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers; excessive or irrational devotion to some activity

phát ra give off; send out; give out as a sound

cuồng tín a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon

fruitlessly without any valuable effect; idly; vainly

hộ tống one who conducts someone as an attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey

xấu hổ humiliate; shame;  cause to feel self-conscious or ill at ease; disconcert

kèm theo include; surround on all sides; close in

thất bại complete failure; sudden and violent collapse

mỏng manh weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity

khoa inherent power or ability; the body of persons with specific professional powers

feat achievement; accomplishment; an act that shows skill, strength, or bravery

thành lập act of establishing; ratifying or ordaining; settlement; arranged order or system, especially a legal code

sương mù droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze

giác ngộ illuminated; supplied with light; light-giving; educated or informed

đời forever; being without beginning or end; existing outside of time; infinite

xóa rub letters or characters written, engraved, or painted

xả gases ejected from an engine as waste products; use up the whole supply of

nhật thực darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

miễn not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation

cuồng tín a person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon

sương mù droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground; haze

nổ erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure

mỏng manh weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity

bền lasting only a short time; fleeting; elusive

mốt fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period of time; craze

fruitlessly without any valuable effect; idly; vainly

phát ra give off; send out; give out as a sound

nổ erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure