4000 CAE Vocabulary List

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n. something which amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement

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n. father and ruler of family or tribe

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a. trivial; of small importance; very small

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n. landing-place; platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships

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n. farm implement consisting of a heavy blade at the end of a beam

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v. dive; submerge; become suddenly lower; decrease dramatically; throw oneself into a substance or place

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n. ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

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n. portable case to hold loose papers; materials in such case; office or post of minister of state; a group of investments

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a. uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability

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a. open to doubt; unsettled; questionable; difficult to solve