4000 CPE Vocabulary List

huy chương of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin

đáng khen ngợi deserving of praise; worthy of high praise

chụp đèn a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view

từ tính the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets

keo kiệt indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money

giảm thiểu diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant

âm mưu clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes

vinh quang honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit

từ tính the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets

nicotine feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sad; gloomy

Leviathan something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; huge animal, especially a whale

giảm thiểu diminish; belittle; make small or insignificant

nán be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay

lừa dối deceive; cause someone to believe something that is not true

ví allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like

locust any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae

sáng shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light

locust any one of numerous species of long-winged, migratory insects of the family Acrididae

trộn lẫn be all mixed up or jumbled together

xoáy whirlpool; powerful circular current of water

xoáy whirlpool; powerful circular current of water

dâm đảng vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity

sự rủi ro unfortunate occurrence; mishap; bad luck

ví allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like

ví allege, or think, to be like; represent as like; make or cause to be like

mê cung maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

keo kiệt indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money

từ tính the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets

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

Mackintosh waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth

quan niệm sai lầm mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion

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

từ tính the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets

dâm đảng vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity

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

keo kiệt indicative of lack of generosity; cautious with money

nán be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay

cơ khí automatic; monotonous; relating to or governed by or in accordance with mechanics

malapropism comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound

nề the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick