4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a colorless, odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube

so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded

known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame

of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable

assault; a very powerful attack

covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy

favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities

person regarded as stupid or awkward

available; capable of being obtained

a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; lower; under

beginning; start; origin; time at which something is supposed to begin

descendant; the young of an animal

be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily

precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude

a colorless, odorless gaseous element that gives a red glow in a vacuum tube

branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds

given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude

branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds

covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy

available; capable of being obtained

descendant; the young of an animal

contradictory; conflicting; adverse

open to view; not secret or hidden

a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses

association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization

lacking in insight or discernment; stupid

part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border

of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable

descendant; the young of an animal

contradictory; conflicting; adverse

bare and pure; completely unclothed

given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing

recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated