4000 CPE Vocabulary List

Бегемот huge creature; something enormous in size or power

Бок stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly

хвастун boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; a very talkative person

веселый gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

причал space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

Бегемот huge creature; something enormous in size or power

насмешливо good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone

дирижер a conductor of a band

закрывать глаза a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

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

бисером covered with beads of liquid

зубр any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

полировки make shiny by rubbing; polish

нарушение breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap

бланшировать cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach

затемнять make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

благословение blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

порча blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

Браун solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs

блеск cleverness; great skill or intelligence

нарушение breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap

даровать give as a gift; present

затемнять make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

блаженство blessedness; state of extreme happiness

бивак temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

порча blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

даровать give as a gift; present

причал space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

дирижер a conductor of a band

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

даровать give as a gift; present

Бонни handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful

щедрый liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts

Браун solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs

нарушение breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap

веселый gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted

затемнять make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

блаженство blessedness; state of extreme happiness

оплотом earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends

дыхание air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration