4000 CPE Vocabulary List

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious

complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned

turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass

extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter

arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground

a hard or severe blow; ability to strike a powerful blow; capacity to create a forceful effect

situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies

strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy

concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass

deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film

concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

common person, or one of the common of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born

felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

career; a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation

seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority

one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing

destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully

fanatically committed person; a person who shows excessive zeal

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

practical and functional, not just for show

freshen; circulate through and freshen

any of various natural, oily, or greasy heat-sensitive substances

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

deceptively attractive external appearance; paint to coat a surface with a hard, glossy, transparent film

one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing

modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant

seize and hold  power or rights of another by force or without legal authority

pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

inconspicuous; not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable

truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies

of or about the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals

shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure

situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

rustic or countryman; especially a country bumpkin

enthusiasm or liveliness; energetic style

forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently

vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity