4000 CPE Vocabulary List
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4000 CPE Vocabulary List
1 Overview:
Preparing vocabulary for the CPE (C2, Cambridge Proficiency) test is a smart move! Since vocabulary plays a huge role in all parts of the exam (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, and Speaking), here’s a focused vocabulary to help you build and remember the right words effectively.
In addition to the vocabulary, we also provide online tools and exercises to support your studies, along with helpful tips and printable materials.
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abacus
abase
abash
abate
abbreviate
abbreviation
abdicate
aberrant
abet
abeyance
abhor
abjure
ablaze
ablution
abnegate
abnegation
abode
abolish
abolitionist
abominable
aboriginal
abortive
abound
abrade
abrasion
abridge
abrogate
abrupt
abscond
absorb
abstain
abstemious
abstruse
absurdity
abundant
abut
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abnegate
v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself
After his retirement, the former police commissioner found it difficult to abnegate authority.
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abode
n. act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
I shall take up my abode in a religious house near Lisle - a nunnery you would call it; there, I shall be quiet and unmolested.
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abolitionist
n. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
Born to free blacks in Maryland, Frances Watkins Harper was a poet and a teacher who became active in the abolitionist struggle in the 1850s.
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aboriginal
a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in scientific journals.
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abound
v. be full of; be plentiful
The rooms abound with screaming children.
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abrasion
n. scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
Dust also is a significant cause of the abrasion of book papers and covers.
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| abeyance |
 | fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of seizing or capturing; understanding |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| a group of persons together in one place |
| abolitionist |
| put into motion or action; activate |
| express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept |
| a reformer who favors abolishing slavery |
| fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of seizing or capturing; understanding |
| accentuate |
| apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable |
| put into motion or action; activate |
| emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent |
| actuate |
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god |
| emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent |
| put into motion or action; activate |
| adventitious |
| soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash; one of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, and ammonia |
| act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable |
| accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically |
| established procedure for solving problem |
| allocate |
| difficult to handle or manage |
| having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial |
| assign; distribute according to plan |
| suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
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[Esc] v. subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
[Esc] n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
[Esc] n. excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
[Esc] n. outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
[Esc] n. nook; small, recessed section of a room
[Esc] a. apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
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