4000 CPE Vocabulary List

unintimidating not intimidating; not making one fearful

комичный witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

веять blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract

рвением intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

Vim vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

вязкая adhesive; gluey; covered with a sticky or clammy coating

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

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

рвением intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

утопия ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects

универсал any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by a horse or tractor

воля act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing

пестрые streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

практически almost completely; using computer technology over the internet

утопия ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects

нелегированной not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure

нелегированной not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure

достоверности truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies

трель sing note or song with trills; modulate tone's frequency

универсальные affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

невзрачный unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary

смешной comical because of strangeness; ludicrously comical; clownish; bizarre

универсальные having many talents; capable of working in many fields

вязкая adhesive; gluey; covered with a sticky or clammy coating

виньетка unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch

сварки unite closely or intimately; join together by heating

невзрачный unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary

воля act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing

бесполезно not availing; ineffectual or useless

объемные large in volume or bulk;  large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

живая animated; lively; vigorous and active

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

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

растительного any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal

точить sharpen, as knife; make more keen; stimulate

виньетка unbordered picture, often a portrait; decorative design placed at beginning or end of book; short literary sketch

смешной comical because of strangeness; ludicrously comical; clownish; bizarre

говорливый fluent; glib; talkative; marked by a ready flow of speech

укорять severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply

воля act of making a conscious choice; power or faculty of choosing