4000 CAE Vocabulary List

enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement

investigation; search for knowledge

the point where lines intersect; an act of intersecting

disbelief; doubt about the truth of something

incapable of failure or error

mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of representing another person with comic intentions

injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively

notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation

incentive; stimulus; force or energy associated with a moving body

express or indicate indirectly; signify

run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to

tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency

beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal

drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed

not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism

readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional

not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application

tending or leaning toward; bent; having preference or tendency

pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or a judge; sanctioned or ordered by a court

instructive; illustrative; providing or conveying information

express or indicate indirectly; signify

readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional

not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application

seeing clearly; relating to, or arising from intuition; automatic, without requiring conscious thought

expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult

compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation

combine something into a larger whole; unite

seeing clearly; relating to, or arising from intuition; automatic, without requiring conscious thought

notoriously bad; having an exceedingly bad reputation

place in grave or tomb; bury; place in earth and cover

deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion

express or indicate indirectly; signify

drop in; pour in drop by drop; impart gradually; infuse slowly; cause to be imbibed

religious image; idol; an essential and enduring symbol

not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism

introduce into the body through a vein; undergo the process of infusion

investigation; search for knowledge

disbelief; doubt about the truth of something

combine something into a larger whole; unite

run or ride at a steady slow trot; give a push or shake to