CAT4考试词汇量需要多少？

　　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。