4000 CPE Vocabulary List

in the early stage of development; of an organism before birth; related to embryo

cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework

twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle

act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases

draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer

giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator

explanatory; serving to explain

give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone

one who rides a horse or performs on horseback

consisting of letters; written in the form of or carried on by letters

treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive

having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin

a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine

lifted up; raised; elevated; fill with optimism

absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely

draw out; bring forth or to light;  generate or provoke as response or answer

twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle

in the early stage of development; of an organism before birth; related to embryo

become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure

having a softening or soothing effect, especially on skin

permission not to do something

give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone

apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

avoid cleverly; escape the perception of

period of equal days and nights; the beginning of Spring and Autumn

look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way

ban on commerce or other activity

rejoice; feel extreme happiness

consisting of letters; written in the form of or carried on by letters

lengthen; extend; make or grow longer

massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color of a gray to black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge

full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

inscription on a tombstone in memory

serve as an example of; embody

steal, especially in a small, sly way; take from another on a petty scale, as by violation of trust

absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely

development; a gradual process of change and development

giving one's name to a tribe, people, city, year, or period; regarded as founder or originator

cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework