4000 CPE Vocabulary List

banal obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

lợi ích blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request

ảm đạm cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

bối cảnh background; the view behind something

tầng hầm cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor

thực vật học the science which treats the structure of plants, the functions of their parts, places of growth, and classification

ngắn gọn quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

boggle đẹp handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and graceful

blemish mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

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

khoác lác defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery

hiếu chiến warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative

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

vây surround with armed forces; harass with requests

thừa kế inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another

hại suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

kiện a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

vây surround with armed forces; harass with requests

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

bò dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull

ngắn gọn quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

không mui discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly

bó clump; cluster; gathering

hứa hôn become engaged to marry; promise to marry

huyên náo drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness

thở air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

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

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

barterer trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money

bó clump; cluster; gathering

ảm đạm cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

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

blemish mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

khôi hài give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly or humorously

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

nhạc trưởng a conductor of a band

hại suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

vách ngăn frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of

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

hiếu chiến warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative