4000 CPE Vocabulary List

kỳ thị with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

trồng trọt fit for growing crops, as by plowing

nhà thiên văn học a physicist who studies astronomy

bàn tính manual computing device consisting of a frame holding parallel rods strung with movable counters

không nhận bãi bỏ cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

đạt achieve or accomplish; gain

trồng trọt fit for growing crops, as by plowing

đau khổ experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent; feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish

vụng difficult to handle or manage

thờ ơ lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference

anticlimax having human form or characteristics

tiết độ sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

thờ ơ feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent

đáng large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible

bồi đắp growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

ngộp thở deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate

nhà thiên văn học a physicist who studies astronomy

acorn fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup; a cone-shaped piece of wood

kích thích act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

ngộp thở deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate

nhắc nhở warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

nhận con nuôi act of accepting with approval

làm dịu calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

nhung entire horn, or any branch of the horn

vô định hình formless; lacking shape or definition

thông qua accept; take on; raise; take into one's family

antecede precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

xin lỗi offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

trang phục clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress

tiêu diệt destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

tuyển tập book of literary selections by various authors

không be broadcast on television or radio

ngộp thở deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate

nhắc nhở warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

đạt achieve or accomplish; gain

nhung entire horn, or any branch of the horn

rất nhiều be full of; be plentiful

tầng lớp quý tộc hereditary nobility; privileged class

xin lỗi offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

đau khổ experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent; feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish