4000 CPE Vocabulary List

modest and reserved in manner or behavior

twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent

retire from military service

slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation

a dish served as the last course of a meal

a pack of 52 cards; any of various floor-like platforms built into a vessel

outcome; final resolution or clarification of dramatic or narrative plot

differing; tending to move apart in different directions

devaluation; decrease in price or value

near the back or upper surface

a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep

pretend; hide feelings from other people

decay, or to cause something to decay

slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation

branch of medicine dealing with teeth

cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body

spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

a longing for something better than the present situation

lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle

proceed slowly; waste time

tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

a dish served as the last course of a meal

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

lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle

destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm

process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock

cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body

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

difference; deviation; separation; the act of moving away in a different direction

modest and reserved in manner or behavior

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

pretend; hide feelings from other people

hard, monotonous routine work

pretend; hide feelings from other people

discord; disagreeable sounds; a harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds

process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock

slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

differing; tending to move apart in different directions

twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent

color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color