4000 CPE Vocabulary List

prevent by taking action in advance

power to produce desired effect

darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

bring out; arouse; call forth

save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty

any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores

treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive

encode; convert plain message into code

any luminous winged insect, as luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae

standing out above other things; high in rank, office, or worth

bring out; arouse; call forth

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

a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets; spectacular public display

composed of elements from a variety of sources

encode; convert plain message into code

precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken

amusement; public shows, performances, or other ways of enjoying yourself

bending so that one part covers the other

bring out; arouse; call forth

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

a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment

fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power

remove from one country or state to another for residence; migrate from home

catch sight of; glimpse; discover at a distance

a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable

act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible

the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated

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

bending so that one part covers the other

any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores

done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; ready or fluent

treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive

suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

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

power to produce desired effect

please intensely; fill with great delight or joy

sad and lonely; wretched; abandoned or  left behind

capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection

precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken