4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

covered with beads of liquid

teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

poet, especially lyric poet

stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion

an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

rebuke or scold angrily and at length

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position

blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money

luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow

brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success

stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion

confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

cleverness; great skill or intelligence

swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject

an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success

market consisting of a street lined with shops and stalls, especially one in the Middle East

direct, quick route; direct, straight course

a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

attack with missiles; continuous attack with shot and shell upon a town, fort, or other position

blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

poet, especially lyric poet

an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town