4000 CPE Vocabulary List

препятствовать put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress

глоссарий a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book

спящий sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state

отрицать speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true

порыв blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind

шелухи shell; outer covering

благородные well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners

стимулировать stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

прославлять cause to seem more splendid; beautify

позолота coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

героизм bravery; qualities of hero or heroine

храбро bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion

будничной lacking variety or excitement; monotonous

ворчать utter or emit low, dull rumbling sounds

обхвата distance around something; circumference; size; bulk

порыв blast; outburst; a sudden strong wind

гиперчувствительности having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility

гранулированных consisting of or resembling grains; having grainy texture

хромать walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; walk with a hitch or hop, or with crutches; move roughly or irregularly

влажный containing a high amount of water or water vapor

подбирать gather; collect; pick up

храбро bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion

Хорнбилл bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a huge bill surmounted by a bony protuberance

неохотное unwilling or with reluctance; stingy

коварство skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly

помеха something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle

храбро bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion

отрицать speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true

садоводства pertaining to cultivation of gardens or orchards

прекращении hesitant; faltering; imperfect or defective

позолота coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

шелухи shell; outer covering

гиперчувствительности having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility

горстка a small number; an amount of something that can be held in one hand

избыток fill beyond capacity, especially with food;  swallow greedily

головой uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst

пастух owner or keeper of a herd or herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle

обхвата distance around something; circumference; size; bulk

благородные well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners

речь noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression