4000 CPE Vocabulary List

discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest

an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

shrink; reduce in size; become less

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

go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

loose bands of; set free; disunite; scatter

behead; cut off the head of

reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting

the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage

pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute

pollute; make dirty or spotty

deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint

break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances

deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote

obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled

great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water

sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting

differing; tending to move apart in different directions

causing damage or harm; injurious

an animal, plant, or person that lives in or is often in a particular place, a regular visitor

change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless

difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree

outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot

meaning or  indication; distinguishing by name; something, such as a sign or symbol, that denotes

behead; cut off the head of

obedient; ready and willing to be taught; easily managed or handled

go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft

the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest

extremely evil or cruel; possessed or controlled by a demon

catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny

an unbridgeable disparity as from a failure of understanding

deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote

an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting

causing damage or harm; injurious

lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices