4000 CPE Vocabulary List

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals

process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay

swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding

daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period

process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period

by-product; something derived

vary; go in different directions from the same point

harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss

a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation

act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting

process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay

class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect

unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants

cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room

extremely harsh; very severe, oppressive, or strict

pretend; hide feelings from other people

keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

having low-necked dress

cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

vary; go in different directions from the same point

not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant

dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful

expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field

failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime

a formal, lengthy discussion of a subject; verbal exchange; conversation

dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise

an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding

clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body; slight indentation on any surface

having low-necked dress

process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay

not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant

failure or omission of duty; fault; misdeed; offense or crime