4000 CPE Vocabulary List

fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy, riotous fight

any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early

brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words

make less severe or harsh; moderate

lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness

error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object

humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse

growth of minute powdery or webby fungi; state of decay produced in living and dead vegetable matter

long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation

heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise

any large macrurous crustacean used as a food

any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early

one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor

grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply

very small; tiny; lowercase letter

long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle

small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part

flowing or dropping like honey; sweetly or smoothly flowing, especially in sound

deadly; causing or capable of causing death

fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy, riotous fight

very small; tiny; lowercase letter

brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words

deadly; causing or capable of causing death

hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep

actions that people in authority carry out to achieve a particular result

capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily

one who feigns illness to escape duty

uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition

long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation

enroll in college or graduate school

using or having ability to use several languages

any large macrurous crustacean used as a food

high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism

very small; tiny; lowercase letter

grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply

treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.

heavy scarf worn around the neck for warmth; part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise

lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness

an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent

repetitive or incantatory recital; long and tedious address