4000 CPE Vocabulary List

give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper

assign a new time and place for an event

divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts

dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright

mass for dead; song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as memorial

assign to obscure place, position, or condition; delegate; assign

reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in a new or different arrangement

abandon; disown; turn away from; give up

remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists

acceptance; an agreement that something is true or legal

a detailed account or description of something

daydream; state of abstracted musing; absent-minded dreaming while awake

habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime

a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb

deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes

go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate

go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate

retort; comeback; answer to a reply

completely change; dramatically change

a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb

reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state

give in; become more compassionate or forgiving; cause to soften in attitude or temper

arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain

a place where things may be put for safekeeping, as storehouse, warehouse, museum, or tomb

compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match

remainder; small part or portion that remains after the central part no longer exists

reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner

go backwards;  decline to inferior state; degenerate

divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts

duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back

be similar to; take after; look like

retort; comeback; answer to a reply

make young again; restore to youthful vigor or appearance

deflect sound or light from straight path; alter by viewing through a medium

reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in a new or different arrangement

assign a new time and place for an event

habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for a crime

retort; comeback; answer to a reply

dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright

echoing; strong and deep in tone; resounding; having lasting presence or effect