4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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n. background; the view behind something

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n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

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n. artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

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n. small, showy ornament of little value; child's plaything or toy

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n. biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seeds the second year

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n. grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death

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v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

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a. cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

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v. blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

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n. boom; rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore; sudden opportunity to make money