4000 CPE Vocabulary List

small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head

no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion

change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue

open to view; not secret or hidden

relating to marriage or wedding ceremony

patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; quack medicine

act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

stop; impede; shut out from view

act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

contestant; someone who offers opposition

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue

of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable

look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice

novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently

novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently

all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force

person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination

at some distance from the shore

harmful to living things; injurious to health

contestant; someone who offers opposition

open to view; not secret or hidden

small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head

an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion

one who makes special study of birds

bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold

a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined

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

act of occupying or taking possession; control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

an opening that permits escape or release; an activity that releases creative energy or emotion

extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force

darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity

one who makes special study of birds

counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex