4000 CAE Vocabulary List

kẻ đạo đức giả one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs

ám ảnh be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

sành ăn a person with discriminating taste in food and wine

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

nôn nao unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement

hunk a large lump or piece; a hunch, as a hunk of bread.

dùi cui urge with a long pointed stick; give heart or courage to

sành ăn a person with discriminating taste in food and wine

thân the outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; outer skin of a kernel; husk

kẻ đạo đức giả one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs

nổi bật make prominent; emphasize; stress

Thống đốc head of a state government

dê any of various ruminant mammals, of the genus Capra, related to the sheep; scapegoat

con tin a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms

thỏa mãn give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy

nôn nao unpleasant physical effects following the heavy use of alcohol; letdown, as after a period of excitement

đá quý jewel; the precious stone that may be used as a jewel when cut and polished

gián đoạn gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

ám ảnh be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

đau thương causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to bear; offensive; harmful

nghiệt ngã unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

sắc color; appearance; particular gradation of color

mờ slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain

kẻ đạo đức giả one who puts on a false appearance of virtue; one who pretends to hold beliefs

hack cut or chop with repeated blows; break up the surface of; gain access to a computer illegally or without authorization

tổng of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate

Hercule displaying superhuman strength or power; of extreme difficulty

thỏa mãn give pleasure to; satisfy; indulge; make happy

đá quý jewel; the precious stone that may be used as a jewel when cut and polished

thu hoạch gather; yield from plants in a single growing season

gián đoạn gap; interruption in duration or continuity; pause

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

mờ slightly obscure; unclear, confused, or uncertain

con tin a prisoner who is held by one party to ensure that another party will meet specified terms

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

môi trường sống type of environment in which an organism or group usually lives

nguy hiểm something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk

khiêm nhường low or inferior in station or quality; modest

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

chú ý pay attention to; listen to, and consider