4000 CPE Vocabulary List

протрава bitingly painful; harshly ironic or sinister; serving to fix colors in dyeing

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

душным warm and extremely humid; moist; damp; moldy

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

лаврах honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit

приторный insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment

лобби a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area

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

заблуждение mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion

Лимерик humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse

монтаж photographic composition combining elements from different sources

слабительное having a tendency to loosen or relax.

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

листовка small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part

нравы conventions; moral standards; accepted traditional customs

назойливой inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner

злоумышленника criminal; one who does evil or injury to another

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

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

недовольный a person dissatisfied with current conditions; a discontented person

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

грязь cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle

маска try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance

назойливой inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive with the offensive manner

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

злоумышленника criminal; one who does evil or injury to another

заблуждение mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion

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

заблуждение mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion

лживых lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely

митрополит city center; one who lives in a city center

карта depict as if on a map; plan or delineate, especially in detail; arrange

митрополит city center; one who lives in a city center

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

лексикограф author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language

односложные having only one syllable;  speaking in curt

Изменить alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve

смешивать be all mixed up or jumbled together

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

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