4000 CPE Vocabulary List

phủ nhận cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny

chê bai strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute

opera a drama set to music and consists of singing

kỳ quặc curiously; bizarrely; unusually

phiền hà burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing

đối lập condition of conflicting; the act of opposing something

phủ định act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything

dàn nhạc a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together

truyền giới decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine

trẻ sơ sinh newborn infant, especially one less than four weeks old

thích nghi timely; just in time; suited or right for a particular purpose

cử officially suggest someone for an election, job, position, or honor

nondescript dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual

đối lập contradictory; conflicting; adverse

độc đáo novelty; creativity; capacity to act or think independently

ân cần marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

tình cảnh khó khăn perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox

bác sĩ nhãn khoa maker and seller of eyeglasses

người mới beginner; person new to a field or activity

ăn tạp eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects

tiên nữ goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly

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

hải wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered

khởi phát beginning or early stages; offensive against an enemy

nondescript dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual

xảy ra an event that happens

ăn tạp eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything; having an interest in a variety of subjects

nhà hùng biện skilled public speaker; a person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer

toàn trí having total knowledge; knowing everything

trắng đục varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous

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

nondescript dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual

truyền giới decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine

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

dàn nhạc a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together

bác sĩ nhãn khoa maker and seller of eyeglasses

trắng đục varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous

tân đảng viên recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated

lời tiên tri prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous

trang trí decoration; something used to beautify