4000 CPE Vocabulary List

предрасполагают give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance

прозаические dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual

проницаемой penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through

упакованные crowded to capacity; compressed

палитра board on which the painter mixes pigments

четности equality in status or amount; similarity or close

Поттер a craftsman who shapes pottery; work lightly

болтать speak foolishly; talk idly and at length; chatter

четности equality in status or amount; similarity or close

патронажем sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor

импульса beat; rhythm; the rate at which heartbeats

убогая unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped

пародии work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of

перспективы the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista

расхищать embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care

площади the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town

осадок fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

княжеского of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; grand; august; munificent; magnificent

ясно clearly or obviously; expressly

прозаические dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual

доски a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors

пирамиды a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

псевдонимом pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role

прелюдией introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface

перспективы the appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista

тащиться move or walk heavily or laboriously;  travel slowly but steadily

распространяться grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce

площади the open square in a European town, especially an Italian town

драчливость combativeness; inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness

оперение covering of feathers on the bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress

презумпция the act of believing that something is true without having any proof; belief upon incomplete proof

княжеского of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank or authority; grand; august; munificent; magnificent

пародии work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of

предшественником the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather

испить drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily

доисторических ancient; primitive; no longer fashionable

физиологических pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

предрасполагают give inclination toward; make susceptible to; settle or dispose of in advance

могущественный powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible

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