4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data

profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal

conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone

affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic

flavoring; spice; the act of adding seasoning to food

talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience

concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible

conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone

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

cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head

able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations

interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide

isolate; separate; divide from the main body

quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down

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

make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty

break apart; cut; divide

guess;  infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence

school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls

a hand tool for driving screws

one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property

arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force

make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty

be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power

make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; hesitate or falter in speaking; speak with stops and difficulty

haphazard; careless; done hastily

be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power

spire, also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole of a structure if the roof is of spire form

talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience

below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response

haphazard; careless; done hastily

mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule

behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion

quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down

able to pay all debts; capable of meeting financial obligations

conquered; overpowered; becoming quieter; not glaring in color; soft in tone

concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible

affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic

talking to oneself; the act of a character speaking to himself to reveal his thoughts to the audience

persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury