4000 CPE Vocabulary List

tiếp tuyến peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

tiết kiệm careful about money; economical

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

bụi wood or collection of trees, shrubs

thảm a heavy textile with a woven design

xới lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter

nhỏ giọt flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip

run shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver

cắt ngắn cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off

thuế tax on goods coming into a country

tome large volume; large and scholarly book

vùng cao nguyên hill; relatively flat highland

điện báo apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire

chang chang passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid

sự thật đương nhiên undoubted or self-evident truth; obvious truth

tome large volume; large and scholarly book

đền church; place of worship

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

đánh win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely

chậm late; delayed; moving slowly

vượt surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of

lời chứng thực writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability

xới lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter

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

vùng cao nguyên hill; relatively flat highland

siêu surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior

xới lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter

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

kính thiên văn a magnifier of images of distant objects

vùng cao nguyên hill; relatively flat highland

torrent rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour

chậm late; delayed; moving slowly

chuyển đổi change in appearance, nature, disposition, condition, or the like

torrent rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour

chậm late; delayed; moving slowly

quanh co marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous

truyền máu pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring

điện báo apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire

xới lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat; drawer in table, chest, or counter

người keo kiệt one who is stingy or overly cautious or defensive with money; a miser