4000 CAE Vocabulary List

lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court

landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow

one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes

a wild fancy; confused notion; confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty

educated; schooled; one who can read and write

hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools

lawsuit; suit at law; a judicial contest; legal proceeding in court

bound or obliged in law or equity

quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility

an imaginary place for lost or neglected things; state of being disregarded or forgotten

hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools

public declaration of principles; statement of policy

fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant

an imaginary place for lost or neglected things; state of being disregarded or forgotten

bound or obliged in law or equity

tiny object or creature; very small contribution or amount of money

express or to feel grief or sorrow; grieve; be sorrowful

public declaration of principles; statement of policy

lean or cause to lean to the side; lean over; itemize

soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly sentimental.

implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol

make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about

tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species

gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty

look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent

swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation

scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes

liberal; wasteful; excessive spending

execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob

gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; unobserved or imperceptible progress; slip or error; failing in duty

incomparable; having no match or equal; unsurpassed; peerless

operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully

scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes

a piece of metal in the form of coin, and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event or person

one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; one who prepares stone for building purposes

operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully

execute without due process of law, especially to hang, as by a mob

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

put in order; arrange or place something in line