4000 CPE Vocabulary List

naivete lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

니코틴 an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco

극복 defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over

부정하다 cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny

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

뉘앙스 a subtle or slight degree of difference; a small difference in meaning

애매한 darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity

안수 act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement

과두 정치 government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families

반대 contradictory; conflicting; adverse

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

허무 주의자 one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic

부유 extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

확산 the sudden or violent start of something unwelcome; eruption; explosion

허무 주의자 one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic

엉뚱한 unconventional; strikingly unfamiliar; located far from civilized areas

비만 extremely fat; grossly overweight

비협조 failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

오케스트라 a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together

영양 a source of materials to nourish the body

오페라 a drama set to music and consists of singing

극복 defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over

수녀원 house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows

부정 adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic

흐린 옷감 no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion

애매한 darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity

사전에 제거하다 bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of

부유 extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance

완고한 hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to a persuasion

시끄러운 noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry

압도할 throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence

사전에 제거하다 bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of

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

극복 defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over

허무 주의자 one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic

방해 act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult

방해 act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult

얻을 수 available; capable of being obtained

애매한 very reluctant to give out information

압도할 throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; obscure; cover with a superior influence