4000 CPE Vocabulary List

不显著的,微小的 insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless

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

坚持,持续 continue; insist; persevere

纯化,净化 act of purging of sin or guilt; the act of cleaning by getting rid of impurities

杂色的,斑驳的 having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored

推进 drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push

狭小的,地方的 narrow in outlook; related to a local church community

挪用(公款),侵吞,盗用 embezzle;  appropriate fraudulently to one's own use; steal public money entrusted to one's care

小气的,吝啬的,太节省的 excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal

偷窃 steal, often in violation of trust; put away; remove

排挤,代替,阻止,抢占,先发制人 appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity

人口稠密的,人口多的 crowded; having a lot of people living there

终年的,永久的 lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time

紫色 chromatic color between red and blue; belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

码头 dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded

推测起来,大概 assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation

（古希腊士兵的）密集方阵,密集队 a compact, close-knit group of people, animals, or things

吉利的,有利的 presenting favorable circumstances; fortunate; advantageous

层状的 as the hard flattened scales

可渗透的,可学习的 penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through

犯罪,承担不好的责任 be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense

平行状态,相似的 state of being parallel; similarity in aspect, course, or tendency

堕落,曲解 the action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement; an instance of abnormal activity

码头 dock; landing place; reinforced bank where ships are loaded or unloaded

小气的,吝啬的,太节省的 excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal

欢乐歌,赞美歌 song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph

不显著的,微小的 insignificant; lacking in importance or worth; worthless

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

变化多端的 versatile; able to take on many shapes; readily taking on varied shapes

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

纠缠,强求 trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

犯罪,承担不好的责任 be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense

欢乐歌,赞美歌 song of praise or joy;  loud and joyous song; the song of triumph

虔诚 religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness

人口稠密的,人口多的 crowded; having a lot of people living there

顶尖,顶点 peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak

小气的,吝啬的,太节省的 excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal

把自己打扮漂亮,自我满足 make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

排挤,代替,阻止,抢占,先发制人 appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; gain possession of by prior right or opportunity

推进 drive forward; cause to move forward or onward; push