4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a. خزف wanting very much to do or have something

n. خزف ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

a. تتضاءل ترابي unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly

n. طنف edges or lower borders of the roof of a building, which cast off the water that falls on the roof

v. الجزر fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage

a. فائر showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

a. غريب الأطوار departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

n. مركزية oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center

n. الكنسية minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry

a. انتقائي composed of elements from a variety of sources

n. الانتقائية any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles

v. الكسوف darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

n. علوم البيئة a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment

n. الاقتصاد branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management

v. تقتصد save money or resource; cut back; be thrifty

n. مرسوم the decree, especially issued by a sovereign; official command

n. التنوير building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement

v. انشأ instruct or correct, especially to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement

v. طمس rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing

a. فعال able to produce the desired effect; valid