4000 CPE Vocabulary List

Madrigal song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music

trễ delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind

giảm thiểu diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant

mê cung maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

thủ by hand; using your hands

khiếu accommodation; a temporary place to stay

điều chỉnh tone down in intensity; regulate; change from one key to another

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

ảo thuật show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers

mê cung maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

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

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

tự do chủ nghĩa one who advocates individual rights and free will

cơ chế device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something

thần kỳ astonishing; very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe

giảm thiểu diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant

đô thị city center; one who lives in a city center

người dâm dục unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed

thủ by hand; using your hands

Luminary celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field

keo kiệt indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money

khảm picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface

người dâm dục unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed

lyric a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion

motif dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration

sự ngộ nhận wrong apprehension of one's meaning or a fact; misunderstanding

Madrigal song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music

khởi động begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off

xoáy whirlpool; powerful circular current of water

keo kiệt indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money

thần kỳ astonishing; very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe

Limerick humorous short verse; nonsense song or verse

tự do chủ nghĩa one who advocates individual rights and free will

đô thị city center; one who lives in a city center

thủ by hand; using your hands

khiếu accommodation; a temporary place to stay

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

tinh nghịch causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating

keo kiệt indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money

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