4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

bristling rising like bristles; showing irritation

hạnh phúc completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy

thi nhân poet, especially lyric poet

bower shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb

baroque complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

sáng chói cleverness; great skill or intelligence

chưng hửng lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

cằn cỗi desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

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

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

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

phao a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position

không may portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.

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

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

bristling rising like bristles; showing irritation

đồng an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

nổi able to float; cheerful and optimistic

giảm bớt let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate

thi nhân poet, especially lyric poet

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

gây ra produce; give rise to

bower shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb

cằn cỗi desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

đám large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail

dồi dào full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow

bask luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

giảm bớt let down; restrain; lessen force or intensity of; moderate

múa move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions

chưng hửng lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

bask luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

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

bó clump; cluster; gathering

bemoan regret strongly; express disapproval of

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

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

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

ballet a sort of theatrical representation by dancers

pha trộn combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture