4000 CPE Vocabulary List

предательской dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray

тангенциальное peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

тугой pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy

преступления violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits

верхнего слоя почвы the layer of soil on the surface

тугой pulled or drawn tight; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy

скряга one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser

телеграф apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire

надежные dependable; reliable; able to be trusted

поток a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving

принцип opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization

преступления violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits

злословить cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame

башни a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun

напряжение the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility

верхнего слоя почвы the layer of soil on the surface

тавтологическое needlessly repetitious; using repetition or excessive wordiness

конусности give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

кражи act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing

тщательной accurate or careful; complete

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

напряжение the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility

упорство firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence

оттенком color; dye with a color

жарких passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid

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

подхалим a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man

храм church; place of worship

труба brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone

злословить cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame

временный existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary

краткий effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth

конусности give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

предательской dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray

краткий effectively concise; appearing as if wiped or rubbed, as smooth

преступления violation of law, command, or duty; exceeding of due bounds or limits

оттенком color; dye with a color

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

жарких passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid

принцип opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization