CAT4是英国的私立中学入学考试，对于国内的学生来讲，要参加这项考试是需要一定的英语基础的，特别是词汇部分，下面为大家总结了一下CAT4考试的部分词汇，看看你都认识吗?

1. impudent ：improperly forward or bold

2. insolent ：marked by casual disrespect

3. brassy ：resembling the sound of a brass instrument

4. garish ：tastelessly showy

5. gaudy ：tastelessly showy

6. gimcrack ：tastelessly showy

7. meretricious ：tastelessly showy

8. tacky ：tastelessly showy

9. tatty ：showing signs of wear and tear

10. tawdry ：tastelessly showy

11. gilded ：made from or covered with gold

12. spurious ：plausible but false

13. specious ：plausible but false

14. brazier ：large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned

15. breach ：an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification

16. breadwinner ：one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents

17. brevity ：the attribute of being short or fleeting

18. transience ：the attribute of being brief or fleeting

19. brigand ：an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

20. bandit ：an outlaw who is (usually) a member of a group

21. brindled ：having a gray or brown streak or a patchy coloring

22. brickle ：having little elasticity

23. broach ：bring up a topic for discussion

24. brook ：a natural stream of water smaller than a river

25. brusque ：rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

26. buccaneer ：someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea

27. canine ：a dog or related mammal

28. canker ：an ulcerlike sore

29. pestilence ：any epidemic disease with a high death rate

30. canon ：a collection of books accepted as holy scripture

31. canny ：showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

32. captious ：tending to find and call attention to faults

33. faultfinding ：persistent petty and unjustified criticism

34. carping ：persistent petty and unjustified criticism

35. carafe ：a bottle with a stopper

36. decanter ：a bottle with a stopper; for serving drinks

37. carat ：a unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy

38. karat ：the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold

39. carcinogenic ：causing or tending to cause cancer

40. cardinal ：a vivid red color

41. primal ：having existed from the beginning

42. aboriginal ：having existed from the beginning

43. native ：belonging to one by birth

44. primaeval ：having existed from the beginning

45. primordial ：having existed from the beginning

46. indigene ：an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

47. indigen ：an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

48. indigenous ：originating where it is found

49. endemic ：native to or confined to a certain region

50. cosmopolitan ：composed of people from many parts of the world

51. careen ：move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way

52. keel ：one of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel

53. lurch ：move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

54. reel ：a winder around which flexible materials can be wound

55. stagger ：walk with great difficulty

56. swag ：goods or money obtained illegally

57. tilt ：lean over; tip

58. wobble ：move sideways or in an unsteady way

59. sway ：move back and forth

60. impersonation ：pretending to be someone else

61. caricature ：a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect

62. imposture ：pretending to be another person

63. personation ：imitating the mannerisms of another person

64. characterization ：the act of describing essential features

65. portrayal ：any likeness of a person, in any medium

66. carillon ：set of bells hung in a bell tower

67. chime ：a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

68. gong ：a large metal disk that sounds a note when struck

虽然CAT4官方宣称考试不依赖于学生的英语能力，考试中没有单独的英语科目。然而，对于中国学生来说，英语能力是不容忽视的，必要的词汇和英语理解仍然是取得好成绩的必要条件。

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