4000 CPE Vocabulary List

decimate destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

vẽ cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; pull along; haul; drag

chê bai express strong disapproval of; disparage

văn complete, transact, or dispose of promptly; send on specific business; finish off  dish or meal

con nợ a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt

hoãn delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time

suy thoái reduce level; lower grade of something

nga lòng discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

nản chí moisten; lessen in force or effect

bạo chúa tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

suy thoái reduce level; lower grade of something

mất nước remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

lỗi abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty

mất nước remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

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

nản depress; take away hope from

tráng miệng a dish served as the last course of a meal

xấu become worse; decline

không mạch lạc aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject

phá hủy act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying

bôi nhọ blacken; defame; attack reputation of; degrade

rời rạc separated at joints; out of joint; lacking order or coherence

đoái đến condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice

phổ biến distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

chói bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting

nha khoa branch of medicine dealing with teeth

lỗi abandon or turn against; cease or change one's loyalty

suy thoái reduce level; lower grade of something

nghèo extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

khấu hao devaluation; decrease in price or value

tiêu tan spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse

xấu become worse; decline

phổ biến distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

gốc ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward

không mạch lạc aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject

chuyên gia dinh dưỡng a specialist in the study of nutrition

không mạch lạc aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject

giãn make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen

bạo chúa tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

văn complete, transact, or dispose of promptly; send on specific business; finish off  dish or meal