4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

n. điều lầm lôi socially awkward or tactless act; foolish error, especially one made in public

n. ngông kêu a flock of geese; a cluster or group

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

v. nô đùa dance and skip about in sport; leap playfully

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

n. gam entire range; all notes in musical scale

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

n. garb costume; clothes of a particular type

a. bị cắt xén mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted

a. khổng lồ huge; of a tremendous size, volume, degree