CET-4 Vocabulary

Showing courage in the face of danger; to face something with courage

To prevent someone from achieving a goal; to cause annoyance or disappointment

To state something clearly and in detail

A small advanced class or professional meeting for discussing ideas

The science of electrical devices; electronic equipment collectively

Closely packed together; thick and difficult to pass through

To grow larger or more intense; a rolling ocean wave; excellent

A signal or prompt for action; a billiard stick; to give a signal

A source of danger or risk; to expose to danger

Rarely, not often

Not clearly expressed or understood; lacking precision

A person from another country

Great pleasure or joy; to please greatly

The quality of being easy and suitable; a helpful thing

To interlace threads to form fabric; a style of weaving

A school for higher or specialized learning; a society promoting arts or sciences

Wood used in construction; trees as a source of wood

A metal fastener or door latch; to lock or run away suddenly

A rounded underground plant organ; a light bulb; to swell into a rounded shape

Having or showing expertise; requiring special training

Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or vehicle

An evil supernatural being; a wicked person; to annoy

A person who sells goods or services

A harbour structure for ships; the defendant's enclosure in court; to bring into port or deduct wages

A thick low cloud reducing visibility; a state of confusion; to become obscured

At an unspecified time; former

A soldier serving at sea and on land; relating to the sea or naval affairs

A brief statement of main points; concise and done without full procedure

To cut or neaten; neat in appearance; decorative edging

Causing death or serious destruction

A brightly coloured flying insect; the butterfly swimming stroke

To cause to move faster; to increase in speed or rate

An alloy of copper and tin; reddish-brown in colour

To die or kill by suffocation in water; to be overwhelmed

A space with no matter; a vacuum cleaner; to clean with a vacuum cleaner

To expel saliva from the mouth; a rod for roasting meat; a narrow strip of land

To give orders or speak for transcription; an authoritative command

Done by hand rather than machine; a handbook of instructions

To rest on one or both bent knees

Clothes to be washed; a place where clothes are washed

Of or relating to a navy or warships

A small handgun fired with one hand

An expression of regret for wronging someone; a formal defence of a belief

To make someone feel bored; to drill a hole; a tedious person or thing

Deeply loved; a person who is dearly loved

To amuse an audience; to host guests; to consider an idea

To get something back or recover it; to search for stored data; an act of retrieval

In or to a foreign country across the sea