4000 CAE Vocabulary List

swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly

behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way

long deep cut; deep flesh wound; lively and fluent in discourse; talkative

prevent from being seen or discovered

performed with a natural or offhand ease

horny substance or case that covers or terminates the feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen

stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself

equalize; become similar, as by mixing

flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

core port; nucleus; heart; center

the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation

dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal

equalize; become similar, as by mixing

the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation

in robust and good health; able to survive under unfavorable conditions

bloody; full by bloodshed and violence

behave like a bully; swagger; intimidate or dominate in a blustering way

crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate

swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly

prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth

one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking refinement or sophistication

gather, keep, or drive animals together; gather and place into a group or mass

small stones, or fragments of stone; tiny pebbles, often intermixed with particles of sand

seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious

type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives

genetics; inheritance; the genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring

swallow; utter or make a noise, as when eating too quickly

cry of a wild goose; the sound produced by a typical car horn

prevent from being seen or discovered

argument or fight; trouble; bother

continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable

gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps

head of a state government

prolonged sounds like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth

pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding

feverish; very busy with activity and confusion; habitual; marking particular habit or condition of the body

gear or tackle with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement; something resembling gear or tackle, as straps