4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

xúc giác used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible

thương hàn of or about typhus; resembling typhus; of serious infection marked by intestinal inflammation

đường mật overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental

đáo considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention

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

lấn pass over or beyond; surpass

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

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

có nhiều be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

ô nhục depravity; corrupt, depraved, or degenerate act

chép copy; write over again in same words

luận systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject

ôn restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

trạm last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border

vặt trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle

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

kỹ accurate or careful; complete

biện hộ được capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector

tánh hung dư aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

trạm last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border

đính cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

điển book of synonyms, often including related and contrasting words and antonyms

vặt trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle

có nhiều be abuzz; be full of; move in large numbers

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

tiết độ restraint; avoiding excesses

kỹ accurate or careful; complete

tôi mọi slave; bondman; slavery; bondage

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

luận systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject

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

tương đương equivalent in effect or value

sắc bén forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen

cười gượng laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle

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

lung lay walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall

vặt trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle

chuyển vị substitute one for the other of; reverse or transfer order or place of; interchange

đoàn organization of performers and associated personnel