4000 CPE Vocabulary List

сенатор a member of a senate; a member of the king's council; a king's councilor

срез a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something

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

саги any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth

небрежно untidy or slovenly; shabby; great carelessness; done poorly or too quickly

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

священный regarded as sacred and inviolable

шхуны originally, a small vessel with two masts; ship; large goblet or drinking glass

сейсмологии branch of geology that studies earthquakes

сенатор a member of a senate; a member of the king's council; a king's councilor

флегматичный dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

приправы flavoring; spice; the act of adding seasoning to food

мелководье shallow place in a body of water; sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, sandbank, or sandbar

наложить place over something else; place on top of

высыхать wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying

уединяться isolate; separate; keep away from others

уклоняться avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger

вытеснить replace; usurp; displace and substitute for another

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

термоусадочная become smaller or draw together; compress

крик sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain

удушения act of strangling, or the state of being strangled; excessive or abnormal constriction of any kind

скупиться provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material

священный regarded as sacred and inviolable

сейсмологии branch of geology that studies earthquakes

сенатор a member of a senate; a member of the king's council; a king's councilor

уклоняться avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger

высыхать wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying

забастовка a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

скупиться provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material

видимость seeming; outward or token appearance; show; figure; form

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

высыхать wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying

крик sharp, shrill outcry or scream; shrill wild crying such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror or pain

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

срез a serving that has been cut from a larger portion; piece; a share of something

хихикать laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh

забастовка a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

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

щадящие marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources; limited in quantity; saving; frugal; merciful