4000 CAE Vocabulary List

endanger; imperil; put at risk

an accepted member of a group; one who has special knowledge or access to confidential information

excellent and delightful in all respects

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

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

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

hint; suggest; introduce by subtle and artful means

interconnection; interrelation; dependence between two or more people, groups, or things

act of making timid or fearful, of deterring by threats; state of being intimidated

enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

impart information to; make aware of something; be a pervasive presence in; animate

sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment

accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; suggest that someone is guilty

collapse or burst inward violently; burst inward

disobedience; resistance to lawful authority

express or indicate indirectly; signify

communication; a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting

sudden jerking, as from a heavy blow; a sudden, strong feeling of surprise or disappointment

reveal or tell; grant a share of; bestow

the point where lines intersect; an act of intersecting

morally, socially, or legally obligated to another; under a legal obligation to someone

direction; teaching; activities of educating or instructing

madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly

full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting

usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves

possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire

a young shoot of a plant, tree; offspring; child

impart information to; make aware of something; be a pervasive presence in; animate

plant or infix, for the purpose of growth; fix deeply; introduce

excellent and delightful in all respects

madness; craziness; mental illness or derangement; extreme foolishness; folly

having much knowledge or education

possessed by an unreasoning passion or attraction; overcome by some foolish passion or desire

plant or infix, for the purpose of growth; fix deeply; introduce

the first letter of a proper name; the first letter of a word

introduction of something new

plant or infix, for the purpose of growth; fix deeply; introduce

act of suspending activity temporarily; interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

usually, a power-driven saw with a narrow vertical blade, used to cut sharp curves