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.
We organize these 4000 words into 14 groups. Group one is open to all visitors. The rest of the groups are only fully accessible to VIP users.
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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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apprise
v. inform; give notice to; make aware
If you apprise him of the dangerous weather conditions, he has to postpone his trip.
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approbation
n. expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.
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approximate
v. come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
The conclusions of yours both approximate the truth.
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apropos
a. with reference or regard; in respect
I'll admit - this list is completely in apropos of nothing.
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aquiline
a. curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
He can be recognized by his aquiline nose, curved like the beak of the eagle.
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arbiter
n. person with power to decide a dispute; judge
As an arbiter in labor disputes, she has won the confidence of the workers and the employers.
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| actuarial |
 | an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of something |
| apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics |
| insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect |
| adoration |
| estimate value; judge worth of something |
| self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent |
| capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive |
| act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god |
| alcove |
| open declaration; frank acknowledgment |
| capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive |
| nook; small, recessed section of a room |
| branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| allure |
| destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence |
| attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive |
| a physicist who studies astronomy |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| amaze |
| astonish; affect with wonder |
| renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
| being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation |
| having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs |
| ambiguous |
| able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters |
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[Esc] a. being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
[Esc] v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
[Esc] a. having properties of vinegar; sour
[Esc] v. assent; agree without protesting
[Esc] a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
[Esc] n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
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