4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a. háo hức wanting very much to do or have something

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

a. earthy unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly

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

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

a. sôi nổi showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

a. lập dị departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

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

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

a. chiết trung composed of elements from a variety of sources

n. chiết trung chủ nghia any form of art that borrows from multiple other styles

v. nhật thực darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

n. sinh thái học a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment

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

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

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

n. thuộc về pháp lịnh building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement

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

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

a. công hiệu able to produce the desired effect; valid