4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a considerate and thoughtful act

cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

curving outward; having a surface that bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere

capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating

the practice of eating the flesh of your kind

constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate

capable of producing heat; causing heat; heating

expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base

a considerate and thoughtful act

ill-humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious

partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame

heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk

arousing or provoking laughter

reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses

pick out from others; weed out; remove rejected members or parts from

participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing

examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved

a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow

examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; climb by crawling

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

rebuke; punishment or retribution that one deserves; outcome which is justly deserved

yielding to request or desire; ready to accommodate; disposed or willing to comply

the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals

the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication

goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base

include; consist of; be composed of

goblet; bowl-shaped drinking vessel; large drinking cup, often having stem and base

force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force

a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; a young, foolish fellow

of a rich deep red color inclining to purple