4000 CAE Vocabulary List

be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent

any article of clothing, as coat or gown

a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament

seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies

any article of clothing, as coat or gown

horrible; inspiring shock; extremely unpleasant or bad

be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent

course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning

seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies

a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives

music; entertainment; joy; merriment; mirth

halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle

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

special honor or respect shown or expressed publicly; tribute

course or direction in which a ship or aircraft is moving; title, subtitle, or topic that stands at the top or beginning

dirt or mud, especially, blood that has come from an injury and become thick

boy or young man; waiter; servant; man recently married, or about to be married; the bridegroom

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

quality or condition of being grand; magnificence

kind of gas they were using to fill the balloon

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

originally, a sword player; one who fought with weapons in public, like in the arena, for public amusement

vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch

be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent

stubbornly and often recklessly willful; unyielding

equalize; become similar, as by mixing

displaying superhuman strength or power; of extreme difficulty

nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; enthusiasm

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

one who hangs, or causes to be hanged; loop or strap by which something is hung

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

crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass

terror; fear; intense dislike

a precious stone; jewel; pearl, or mineral that has been cut and polished for use as an ornament

crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass

any article of clothing, as coat or gown

vulture; griffin; fast hold with the hand or arms; close embrace; grasp; clutch

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

stuff oneself; overeat; make a pig of oneself

kind of gas they were using to fill the balloon