4000 CPE Vocabulary List

trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver

waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor

having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender

any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for the ability to leap

trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver

steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from one's employer

surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches

a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus

symbol; sign; distinctive badge, design, or device

waste; foul-smelling outflow or vapor

surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

having some characteristic of a woman; womanlike; womanly; tender

parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles

admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record

speak distinctly; state or set forth precisely or systematically; pronounce; articulate

root out; eradicate, literally or figuratively; destroy wholly

hunt for; search; the act of searching for food

trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles

learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop

occupy exclusively; absorb; acquire most or all of; write or print the final draft of; make large or larger

increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; emit a cloud of fine particles

a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall

calmness of temperament; steadiness of mind under stress.

effort; expenditure of much physical work

burden; put a heavy load on; load with debts or other legal claims

ability to foresee future happenings

engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing

still in existence;  not destroyed, lost, or extinct

capricious notion; something many people believe that is false

carve or cut into a block or surface, as used for printing; impress deeply as if by carving

tending to call up emotions, memories

admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record

trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver

surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop