4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

hôn nhân relating to marriage or wedding ceremony

ứng cử viên someone who has been nominated for something; candidate

dạng thuốc phiện medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction

tính tinh vi precision; the subtle difference in meaning, opinion, or attitude

lựa chọn act of choosing; power or freedom to choose

kỳ quặc curiously; bizarrely; unusually

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

quặng a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

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

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

bắt buộc morally or legally constraining; required; binding

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

nhanh nhẹn light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift

toàn trí having total knowledge; knowing everything

ứng cử viên someone who has been nominated for something; candidate

khắc phục defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over

lăng nhục bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous

cố chấp stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat

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

du mục leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled

đày exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

đang diễn ra continuing to exist or develop; existing

mùi having distinctive odor; emitting an odor; sweet of scent; fragrant

dạng thuốc phiện medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction

phủ nhận cancel out; make ineffective or invalid; deny

đang diễn ra continuing to exist or develop; existing

trang trí công phu excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner

người xem one that looks on; spectator

thêm beyond the regular time

cản trở stop; impede; shut out from view

kỳ quặc curiously; bizarrely; unusually

phiền hà burdensome or oppressive; not easily borne; wearing

cố chấp stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat

lựa chọn act of choosing; power or freedom to choose

du mục leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled

tỏ bày express an opinion;  think; suppose

lăng nhục bringing disgrace; shameful or infamous

lựa chọn act of choosing; power or freedom to choose

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