4000 CPE Vocabulary List

пацифистских one opposed to force; antimilitarist

Перефразируя restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others

головоломки baffle or confuse mentally by presenting or being a difficult problem or matter

палимпсест manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased

фарфор ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

склонность inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning

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

палимпсест manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased

приставать trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

палимпсест manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment that has been written on more than once, with the earlier writing erased

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

родословная a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors

родословная a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors

запрещающие ban; taboo; forbid

перегринации travel or journey, especially by foot, notably by pilgrim

склонность inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning

преследовать pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy

колчан shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement

убогая unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped

кварца a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form

похотливый having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something

пронизывают pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of

претензии advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality

приставать trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

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

упредить appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity

планктона all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms

патриархальной a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

благочестивых devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality

патина the green crust on old bronze works; tone slowly taken by varnished painting

многолетних lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time

похотливый having or causing lustful thoughts and desires; having an eager desire for something

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

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

убогая unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped

патриархальной a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

убогая unpleasantly small and uncomfortable; cramped

запрещающие ban; taboo; forbid

предшественником the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather

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