4000 CPE Vocabulary List

satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy

stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound

a small secluded room; well and tightly constructed

make less active or intense; satisfy thirst

state of being satiated or glutted; the fullness of gratification, either of the appetite or any sensual desire

the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial

stop or check the flow of liquid; stop the flow of blood from a wound

precisely and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious

symbol of disgrace; small mark, like scar or birthmark; mark made with a red-hot iron

scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough

immature; half-baked, like a sophomore

requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory

make sterile or unproductive; impoverish, as land; exhaust of fertility.

demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy

immature; half-baked, like a sophomore

happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur

game; play; curling-match; talk

barely able to read and write; able to read but not to write

influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative

earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement

fragment substance, as of glass or metal; a piece of broken pottery, especially found in an archaeological dig

requiring sitting; involving little exercise or physical activity; living in one area, not migratory

axes; vertical passage into a mine; long narrow stem or body of a spear or arrow

of or pertaining to a snob; vulgarly pretentious

game; play; curling-match; talk

earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement

a situation in which something is not likely to move or change; constancy

the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

one who is very reluctant to spend money; a miser; a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend

move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner

an unusual or unexpected event or situation that attracts attention, interest, or disapproval

satisfy fully; overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed

prickly; barbed; having or covered with protective thorns

the interdependent relationship between groups or species, often mutually beneficial

able to feel;  responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others

release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault

full of dirty water; wet and muddy, to be easily splashed about; slushy