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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amenable
a. responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
He was amenable to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to.
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amendment
n. a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
America and Britain oppose this amendment, but some other European countries, particularly Germany, have always been lukewarm on debt relief and might be swayed.
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amenity
n. pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
This spacious travel amenity kit lets you bring all the comforts of home.
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amicable
a. exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
Beth's sister Jo is the hot-tempered tomboy who has difficulty maintaining amicable relations with those around her.
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amorous
a. moved by sexual love; loving
'Love them and leave them' was the motto of the amorous Don Juan.
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amphibian
a. able to live both on land and in water
Frogs are classified as amphibian.
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| abode |
 | act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place |
| experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent; feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish |
| greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm |
| dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants |
| abstemious |
| washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
| something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it |
| sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| open declaration; frank acknowledgment |
| accolade |
| combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate |
| open declaration; frank acknowledgment |
| award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras |
| adept |
| expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
| large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible |
| hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice |
| estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity |
| amaze |
| act of accepting with approval |
| having time error in the story; erroneous in date; in the wrong time |
| hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice |
| astonish; affect with wonder |
| amiable |
| large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible |
| a chronological record of the events of successive years |
| bothersome; troublesome; irritating |
| good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
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5 Interactive spelling - Check your spelling skill online:
[Esc] v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
[Esc] a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
[Esc] a. able to pay for
[Esc] a. aloft; flying; in the air
[Esc] n. indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
[Esc] n. particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment
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