CET-4 Vocabulary

A homeless wanderer; to walk heavily or for a long distance

A conversation between people; spoken lines in a story; to negotiate

Hard work or toil; the working class; to work hard

Something of little importance; to treat something as unimportant; a British layered dessert

Opposite in order or effect; the direct opposite

To feel deep regret for one's sins or wrongdoings

A soft high-pitched sound; to make such a sound

A male school principal

Not appropriate or fit for a purpose

A word used in place of a noun, such as 'he', 'she', or 'they'

An explosive powder used in firearms and fireworks

A polite title for a woman; a woman who runs a brothel

Thoughtful and attentive to the needs and feelings of others

A female flight attendant on an aircraft or ship

An alcoholic spirit distilled from grain

A sailor or mariner

An electrical device that changes voltage levels; something that transforms

A woman who owns and rents out property

Lacking kindness; harsh or inconsiderate

To annoy or irritate someone; to cause distress or worry

To recall or remember something from the past

Relating to or existing as gas

To mildly rebuke someone; an expression of criticism or shame

Relating to or conforming to the rules of grammar

In an extremely important or essential way

Able to be dissolved; able to be solved

Recommended as sensible or wise; prudent and desirable

(Chiefly British) While; at the same time; although

A thick soft food made by boiling oats or grain in water or milk

The grammatical form referring to more than one; consisting of more than one

In the third place

To tell a story again, often in a different way

A room with a toilet or sink; a bathroom

To apply oil or grease to reduce friction

To cause dissatisfaction or annoyance

Spontaneous emission of ionizing radiation from unstable nuclei

A racquet sport played with a shuttlecock hit over a net

A person who delivers and collects mail

A white lime-and-water paint; to conceal faults or wrongdoing

A harbour town where ships dock and load cargo

A layer of ice crystals on surfaces; freezing cold weather

To wake someone from sleep; to stop sleeping

Protection from attack; a justification or argument; the defending side

Speaking words for transcription; a school listening-and-writing exercise

A severe tropical cyclone in the western Pacific

Refined petroleum fuel used in motor vehicles; gasoline

The meat of an adult sheep used as food

A small stream; to tolerate or endure