4000 CPE Vocabulary List

laborious:
a. siêng demanding much work or care; tedious

labyrinth:
n. mê cung maze; the complex structure of interconnecting passages

lace:
n. ren delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns; rope; cord that is drawn through eyelets

lachrymose:
a. rơi lệ weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; showing sorrow

lackadaisical:
a. yếu đuối lacking purpose or zest; halfhearted; lacking spirit or liveliness

lackluster:
a. lờ đờ dull; lacking luster or shine

laconic:
a. vắn tắt brief; effectively cut short; marked by the use of few words

lag:
v. trễ delay; drag; the act of slowing down or falling behind

laggard:
a. lạc hậu slow; sluggish; wasting time

lament:
v. than thở grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply

lampoon:
v. bài văn châm biến ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art

lampshade:
n. chụp đèn a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view

landmass:
n. đất rộng a large continuous extent of land

landslide:
n. lở đất slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff; overwhelming electoral victory

languid:
a. không được khỏe lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness

languish:
v. đang mòn mỏi lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor

languor:
n. sự hao mòn the feeling of lack of interest or energy; depression

larder:
n. tủ đựng thịt pantry; place where food is kept

largess:
n. khoan đại generous gift; money or gifts bestowed

lark:
v. đùa any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae; one who wakes early