4000 CPE Vocabulary List

subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

assign; distribute according to plan

cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

into separate parts or pieces; apart

science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

comment; make explanatory notes

unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or previous ancestral form

able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

into separate parts or pieces; apart

a person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

self-evident truth requiring no proof

established procedure for solving problem

not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

put into motion or action; activate

refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

something you cannot stop taking once you have started

dictator; ruler having unlimited power

manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist

manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist

cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress

hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something

insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

science of sound; the quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

self-evident truth requiring no proof

state without proof; assert to be true

feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

fit for growing crops, as by plowing

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

unclear or doubtful in meaning

cut off part of the body, especially by surgery; prune