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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analgesic
a. serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
The analgesic qualities of this lotion will provide temporary relief.
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analyze
v. diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
Historians follow a few basic rules to help them analyze primary sources.
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anathema
n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
To the Ayatolla, America and the West were anathemas; he loathed the democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words.
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ancestral
a. inherited or inheritable by established rules
On the key issue of land rights, it called for a mechanism to study ancestral links to the land.
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ancillary
a. serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
In an ancillary capacity, Doctor Watson was helpful; however, Holmes could not trust the good doctor to solve a perplexing case independently.
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angular
a. sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
Mr. Spock's features, though angular, were curiously attractive in a Vulcan way.
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| ablaze |
 | burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color |
| act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
| abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| abrasion |
| active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something |
| offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep |
| absorb |
| offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention |
| established procedure for solving problem |
| abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
| acclivity |
| a passage from one form or state to another; change |
| abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth |
| upward slope, as of hill |
| elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something |
| acoustics |
| science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate |
| the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice |
| offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense |
| affiliate |
| experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent; feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish |
| science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another |
| deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate |
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[Esc] a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
[Esc] v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
[Esc] v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
[Esc] v. applaud; announce with great approval
[Esc] n. collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
[Esc] v. worsen; make worse or more troublesome
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