4000 CAE Vocabulary List

spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of

maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

the weapon, consisting of a long handle and steel blade or head; spear carried by horsemen

public declaration of principles; statement of policy

any large macrurous crustacean used as a food

liberal; wasteful; excessive spending

a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

fluid; juice; substance in a fluid state

legendary; fictitious; existing in myth

suspicious or distrustful; wary; cautious

stale in odor or taste; dull; out of date; antiquated; out of use; rusty

large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots

make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about

lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

relating to language or linguistics; relating to the study of language

of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial

stale in odor or taste; dull; out of date; antiquated; out of use; rusty

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

relating to language or linguistics; relating to the study of language

of or relating to money; nation's currency; financial

elevation; room or space under a roof and above the ceiling of the uppermost story; floor placed above another

a place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest; goal to which adherents of religious faith

a sorry fellow; a worthless person; any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator

any large macrurous crustacean used as a food

deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred

make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about

wall painting; very large image applied directly to a wall or ceiling.

spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of

legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history

any large macrurous crustacean used as a food

lyrically; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing

wise and trusted counselor or teacher

legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history

honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit

legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish

fruit of the oak and beech; a pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, set upright in a boat to sustain sail

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

a sorry fellow; a worthless person; any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator