4000 CPE Vocabulary List

any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal

awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture

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

eager bark or cry; sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain

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

full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful

consistent; standardized; clothing of a particular group

capacity; amount of space occupied by an object

having many talents; capable of working in many fields

concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

sameness or consistency; freedom from variation or difference

move in a twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain

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

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

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

ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities

concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

one who settles dispute or controversy between parties; referee or judge, one chosen to see that the rules of a game

having many talents; capable of working in many fields

concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous

space or place that is available to be used; emptiness

turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass

foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation

animated; lively; vigorous and active

appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

infallibly; without error, mistake, or failure

foam, or troth, or the sediment, of beer or other in fermentation

capacity; amount of space occupied by an object

full of wishful yearning or longing; sadly thoughtful

shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

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

quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society

turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass

unrestrained; willfully malicious; immoral or unchaste

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

dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor

shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly