CET-4 Vocabulary

A long-handled tool used for sweeping; to sweep

A task or enterprise undertaken; a formal promise

To move quickly; to make something happen sooner or faster

To break down food; to absorb information; a summary of written material

Paying close attention; considerate and courteous

A domesticated animal related to the horse; informally, a foolish person

Excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements; something worthless or futile

A toy flown in the wind on a string; a bird of prey; a fraudulent cheque

To press into a smaller space; a cloth pad applied to the body for treatment

Subject to death; a human being

A person who steals using force or threats

Existing in large amounts; abundant

Severe and prolonged lack of food causing extreme suffering or death

To cut wool from a sheep; a large cutting tool

To increase the strength or volume of something; to expand on a topic

Characterized by snow; white as snow

To decay or decompose; the process of rotting; nonsense

Covered with rust; out of practice

To darken skin in the sun; a light yellowish-brown colour; sun-darkened skin

A poor, run-down urban neighborhood; to visit such an area

Not working productively; wasteful of resources

An instrument for measuring temperature

To move rapidly back and forth; to resonate

To entertain or make someone laugh; to keep pleasantly occupied

To draw a line under text; to emphasize; a line drawn beneath text

Cleverly cunning or secretively mischievous

A loop of thread in sewing; a sharp side pain; to sew

To make or become rigid or less flexible

The difference in electrical potential between two points

To feel or cause deep sorrow, especially over a loss

A title at the top of a document or section; a direction of travel

Straps fitted to an animal or person; to control and make use of something

Tending to expect the worst; lacking hopefulness

Characterized by disorder and violent disturbance; moving in an irregular way

Dark and depressing; sad and pessimistic

Causing difficulty or worry

A circular decorative band of flowers or leaves

Neat and orderly; to make neat; a container for odds and ends

A mechanical device used to print text onto paper

Funny or amusing; causing laughter

A large sweet fruit with a hard rind

Magnetic tape for recording video and sound; to record on such tape

In any case; regardless of other considerations

Immoral behaviour or a bad habit; a tool for gripping objects

A loud noise; an illegal scheme; a sports bat

No longer fresh or pleasant, as food or air; no longer interesting or original; hackneyed; To become or make no longer fresh or interesting

Not giving enough attention; inattentive

A person who betrays their country, a cause, or someone's trust