4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

hư corrupt; seduce from virtue

khởi hành act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere

nghiên cứu kỹ dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously

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

khoan bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train

khó chịu not agreeing with tastes or expectations

moi lên dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice

rõ ràng clear to the mind;  in a distinct way

ô uế pollute; make dirty or spotty

không cân đối not harmonious; conflicting; disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant

nhăn nhíu marked by disorder; untidy; having hair in loose disorder

cướp bóc deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils

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

vô hạnh lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices

biến dạng alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse

hư corrupt; seduce from virtue

nhà lý thuyết suông unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding

sầu tham sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful

nghiêm trang modest and reserved in manner or behavior

che đậy pretend; hide feelings from other people

khởi hành act of departing; the fact of a person or vehicle leaving somewhere

phân biệt characterize; differentiate; recognize

xấu become worse; decline

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

cư xử manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage

làm tổn hại annul in part; repeal partly; restrict; limit the action of

khó chịu not agreeing with tastes or expectations

phân biệt detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear

cướp bóc deprive of something valuable by force; rob; take as spoils

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

dòng act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains

cư xử manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of acting; conduct; carriage

kinh khủng dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful

thuốc khử trùng a substance that kills germs or viruses; agent for removing the causes of infection, as chlorine

chưng cất give off  liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of

bất bình dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind

chuyển act of removing from office or employment

táo bạo bold; brave and taking risks

phân biệt detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear