4000 CPE Vocabulary List

very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly

essential premise; the underlying assumption

fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness

be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer

coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface

an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports

trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored

container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter

fitness; correct conduct; quality of being proper; appropriateness

church dignitary; senior clergyman

a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution

widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted

one who supplies provisions, especially food; caterer

clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges

minor objection or complaint; petty distinction

convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike

imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing

rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life

dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality

essential premise; the underlying assumption

convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike

one of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or stock of such a feather; pen made by the point of a feather

full of pores; able to absorb fluids; full of tiny pores that allow fluids or gasses to pass through

church dignitary; senior clergyman

speaking, writing, written in or composed of several languages

suitable for drinking; drinkable

overabundance; lavish or unrestrained expense

rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life

church dignitary; senior clergyman

imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing

suitable for drinking; drinkable

be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; occupy the place of the president; direct as chief officer

a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat

clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges

very precise and formal; exceedingly proper

act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing; regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous course

container for liquids, having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring; a player who throws the ball to the batter

widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted

convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike