4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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a. gloomy; marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic

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n. a slight amount or degree of difference; shadow; protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

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v. wither; decrease in size; become or make shrunken and wrinkled, often by drying

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a. marked by or given to doubt; questioning

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n. single-mast sailing boat

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n. the argument for exercise merely; plausible but misleading argument; art or process of reasoning; logic

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n. sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain

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n. filthy and wretched condition or quality; dirty or neglected state

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a. indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

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a. arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;