4000 CPE Vocabulary List

ô nhục depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act

bẫy catch; hold or catch as if in a hole

ngầm indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent

vượt surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of

phép lặp thừa unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy

hỗn loạn noise, as made by a crowd;  riot or uprising

quán rượu building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

tiếp tuyến peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

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

quán rượu building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

hay sợ fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

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

tiếp tuyến peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

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

tuyệt vời causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good

hung dư disposed to fight; belligerent; aggressively hostile

vượt surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of

chuyên đề relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic

tiếp tuyến peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

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

tiết kiệm careful about money; economical

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

phép lặp thừa unnecessary repetition, especially for the same sense in different words; redundancy

bạo ngược dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian

danh nghĩa nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal

móng của sư tử claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt

ấm moderately warm; lacking in emotional warmth or enthusiasm; halfhearted

quán rượu building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

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

tome large volume; large and scholarly book

tiếp tuyến peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

chuyên đề relating to motif or idea; relating to theme or topic

đất liền earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land

hoạt cảnh striking and vivid representation; picture

căng capable of being stretched or extended; ductile

mô-men xoắn the layer of soil on the surface

ngầm indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent

chép copy; write over again in same words

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

vượt surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of