4000 CPE Vocabulary List

n. النعرة any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person

n. عقيمة زلة socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public

n. نقنق a flock of geese; a cluster or group

n. ابتهاجا merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery

v. نكر speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true

n. مشية manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving

v. غال make sore by abrasion; damage surface friction; annoy

a. الباسلة courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

n. الشهامة the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous

n. جاليون large sailing ship, usually having two or more decks and carrying guns

v. عدو move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds

v. حفز stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

n. مناورة chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces to obtain an advantageous position

v. ببسالة dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully

ad. ببسالة bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion

n. وثب سلسلة entire range; all notes in musical scale

v. تثاءب open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness

n. زي costume; clothes of a particular type

a. مشوهة mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted

a. العملاقة huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree