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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