4000 CPE Vocabulary List

văn minh act of showing regard for others; courteous behavior; politeness; citizenship

ăn thịt người tán covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed

cabal a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

lướt casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

lạnh cold but not freezing; unfriendly

thảm họa calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

ngưng tụ compression; the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid or solid state

tĩnh mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind

đàn bà hay làm dáng flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

phe đảng a group that meets socially; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

bắt act of seizing or taking hold of; captivating; alluring

cười nhỏ nhẹ chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint

cabal a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests

thông tục of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

người yêu nước a person with prejudiced belief in the superiority of own kind

ăn thịt người the practice of eating the flesh of your kind

lạnh cold but not freezing; unfriendly

trụ a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section

thông tục of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

thảm họa calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune

caldron large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron

ăn thịt người the practice of eating the flesh of your kind

sắc a gaseous layer of the sun's atmosphere

tương ứng accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable

tương ứng accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable

contusion injury that doesn't break the skin

đàn bà hay làm dáng flirt; a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

codicil supplement or appendix, especially to a will

mạo give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve

thuyết phục reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive

phóng slingshot; hurling machine; military machine for hurling missiles, used in ancient and medieval times

giả thuyết believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

cuộn a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

cười nhỏ nhẹ chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint

nhận biết knowledge or recognition; awareness; a range of what one can know or understand

chuyển đổi the process of converting something from one thing to another; transformation

cuộc biểu diển ceremonial procession or display; succession or series

cười nhỏ nhẹ chuckle with delight;  joyful laugh or chuckle; laugh quietly or with restraint

cuộn a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

nhận biết knowledge or recognition; awareness; a range of what one can know or understand