4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

прологом introduction, usually to a poem or play

герой the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion

палитра board on which the painter mixes pigments

герой the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion

щегольство distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet

палитра board on which the painter mixes pigments

плагиатом steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own

маятника a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum

приставать trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

Предисловие something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay

Группа a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad

зарплаты a check issued in payment of wages or salary

консервантов something used to preserve, especially a chemical added to foods to inhibit spoilage

окаменение process of turning some plant material into stone

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

пессимизм the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess

Группа a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad

приставать trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

полнота abundance; completeness; ample amount or quantity

Патриарх father and ruler of family or tribe

спокойный peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet

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

патч a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

планета celestial bodies that revolve around the sun

предвидения ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight

патч a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

Группа a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad

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

плагиатом steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own

отвес checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical

спокойный peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet

красота great physical beauty and appeal; attractive moral excellence; moral beauty

патч a piece of cloth; small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

предвидения ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight

открытки card for sending messages by post without an envelope

щегольство distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet

пропасть cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position

Группа a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad

утолить put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy