4000 CPE Vocabulary List

không may portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

bawl cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout

lỗi condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

badinage teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

thẳng direct, quick route; direct, straight course

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

vật nhỏ mọn small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy

lợi ích advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain

kinh ngạc confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

buffoonery clowning;  arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks, and postures

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

pháo đài fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position

vành brink; the very top edge of a container

đọt non grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

beaded covered with beads of liquid

vấy bùn wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places

lỗi condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

bao vây besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

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

ballet a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

kinh ngạc confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

phản bội be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly

bó small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

phá sản cause to become financially ruin; ruin

bawl cry out with a loud, full sound; cry with vehemence, as in calling or exultation; shout

chúc phước blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

gánh nặng main impact or shock; main burden

cục gôm mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

phong tỏa shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

thú tính beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason

beaded covered with beads of liquid

gánh nặng main impact or shock; main burden

chỉ điềm signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of

chưng hửng lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

đỏ become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

vật nhỏ mọn small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy

gây ra produce; give rise to

nổi able to float; cheerful and optimistic

doa introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce

lỗi condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure