4000 CPE Vocabulary List

lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness

coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side

make muddy; mix confusedly; think, act, or proceed in a confused or aimless manner

any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hit the earth's atmosphere

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

begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off

king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress

a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something

curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person

a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element

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

someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person

small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part

cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to

a small, representative system having analogies to the larger system; miniature model of something

cause to rise, especially by fermentation; add a rising agent to

capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily

very small; tiny; lowercase letter

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

capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily

direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise; transport by air

direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry

astonishing; very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe

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

deceive; cause someone to believe something that is not true

whirlpool; powerful circular current of water

coming from the side; situated at or extending to the side

any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hit the earth's atmosphere

of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine

hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head

king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereigns, such as a king or empress

capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable

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

whirlpool; powerful circular current of water

a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group

a vessel in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle; machine in which materials are ground and blended

collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept

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

of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine