4000 CPE Vocabulary List

distasteful; disagreeable; unpleasant to taste

difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly

ugly; displeasing to eye; unpleasant to look at

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of the angle

generous and tireless with one's contributions of time, money

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

bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover

capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt

capacity; amount of space occupied by an object

shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

absolutely; completely or extremely

shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

express in speech;  speak or use words to express

characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter

indefensible; not able to be maintained

green; full of juice in vegetation

homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal

craft; ship; container for liquids

difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly

an exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners

severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall

characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter

craft; ship; container for liquids

freshen; circulate through and freshen

express in speech;  speak or use words to express

capable of being bribed; for sale, available for a price; corrupt

moving with wavelike motion

dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals

freshen; circulate through and freshen

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

moving with wavelike motion

express in speech;  speak or use words to express

empty; showing lack of thought or intelligence; vacant

face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal

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

advance forces; leading units at the front of army or fleet; persons at the forefront of any group or movement

sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow

of a speech given in farewell, especially one delivered by an outstanding member of graduating class