4000 CPE Vocabulary List

striking and vivid representation; picture

art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem

trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle

passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid

painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort

tax on goods coming into a country

the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow

a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure

relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical

very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

dependable; reliable; able to be trusted

tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted

considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention

the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow

having or marked by a strong tendency

state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering

moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted

hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted

fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical

art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem

the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

lack of self-confidence or courage

long and thin; slender; having little substance

traitor; one who turns against previous affiliation or allegiance

restraint; avoiding excesses

large volume; large and scholarly book

fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy

having or marked by a strong tendency

very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

go through or across, often under difficult conditions

having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed

restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; sluggishness; dormancy

partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen

rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour