4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind

injury that doesn't break the skin

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

combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

assemble; convene; gather

flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

a measure of temperature used widely in Europe

chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint

bringing or coming to an end; cease

large destructive fire; burning; the large-scale military conflict

trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially

a human being that eats human flesh; anything that devours its own kind

cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part

beverage made from juice pressed from apples

a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

arranged in order of time of occurrence

complexity; intricacy; any disease or disorder that occurs during the course of another disease

relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation

assemble; convene; gather

cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part

combine; fuse; grow together; come together to form one whole; unite

trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially

breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply

a tendency to keep together

cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part

improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of

a metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes sound by hitting side; someone who applauds

act of burning something

rid of excess; refine or purify; correct by punishment or reproof

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

artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road

complication; the state of having many parts and being difficult to understand

seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper

mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together

a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

assemble; convene; gather

trivial or worthless matter; thin, dry bracts or scales, especially