CET-4 Vocabulary

To touch with the lips as a sign of affection; an act of kissing

A disease or state of poor health

Able to be seen; noticeable or apparent

A close-fitting hat; a lid or cover; an upper limit

Relating to competition; having a strong desire to win

A regular action done automatically; an addiction

To have control or power over others; to be the most important element

At an earlier time; before now or a specified point

At any time that; every time that

To move something or someone to another place or person; the act of doing so

To examine something carefully by breaking it into parts

To fasten or join one thing to another; to include a file with a message

A sudden catastrophic event causing great damage or suffering

The likelihood of future success; a wide view or scene; to search for minerals

A supervisor or person in charge; to give orders to others

An expression of dissatisfaction; a formal grievance or accusation

Forming the essential base; a basic principle

Very bad or intense; strict and harsh; plain in appearance

To improve or increase the quality or value of something

Something unexplained; a crime story with a puzzling plot

The state of being very poor; a lack of something needed

To force a rule, tax, or burden on someone

The act of entering; an item recorded in a list or database

To assess or judge the quality or value of something

A sign or object representing an idea or concept

A person's emotional state; a general atmosphere or feeling

To successfully complete or achieve something

Special importance or attention given to something

A sturdy shoe covering the leg; the car trunk (British); to kick

To explain with examples; to add pictures to a text

A computer screen; a person or device that watches over something; to keep track of

Activities or performances designed to amuse or interest people

An edible seed of a leguminous plant

Any living being, especially an animal or mysterious being

A person in authority over a military force; a naval officer rank

Representing data as numbers; relating to computers or electronic technology

A plan made in advance; the way things are organized or positioned

To focus attention or effort; a condensed substance

Happening most often; typical or normal

Relating to the mind, emotions, and behavior

A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility; to make someone feel this way

To a great degree or in large amounts; with great weight

The top of a mountain; the highest point of something; to reach a maximum

Close to but not exactly a particular number or amount

A self-propelled guided weapon; any object thrown as a weapon

Lack of order; public unrest; a physical or mental malfunction

A thin metal thread for conducting electricity or fastening; to connect with wire

To change or differ; to make something more diverse