4000 CPE Vocabulary List

산사태 slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory

마그네슘 a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element

다국어 using or having ability to use several languages

matriarch a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother

기면 drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic

음탕한 amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint

마그네슘 a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element

근시 nearsighted; lacking foresight; narrow minded

릴리펏 사람 extremely small; very small person; trivial or petty

광택 giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface

단조로운 boring; dull; tediously repetitious or lacking in variety

무지 렁이 an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent

무지 렁이 an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent

리니어 having the form of a line; straight; consisting of lines; lineal

매니폴드 various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated

전염성 convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

몬순 the season of the heavy rain that falls during the summer in hot Asian countries

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

광택 giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface

대우주 the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures

대우주 the whole universe; complex structure, such as society, considered as a single entity containing smaller structures

미생물 germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease

불법 행위 misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

미끼 bait; charm; attract

matriarch a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother

책임 bound or obliged in law or equity

전염성 convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

칙칙한 dull; lacking luster or shine

산사태 slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory

어울려 be all mixed up or jumbled together

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

합병 combination; a union of two or more commercial corporations

잡음 make low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water

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

썩다 one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings

입내 imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

불행 unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck

미생물 germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease

합병 combination; a union of two or more commercial corporations

썩다 one who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; one skilled in the art of making molds for castings