4000 CPE Vocabulary List

n. рассказчиком storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
My father was a gifted raconteur with an unlimited supply of anecdotes.

n. сияние quality of being radiant, shining, bright, or splendid
I could see clearly a room with a sanded floor; a dresser of walnut, with pewter plates, ranged in rows, reflecting the redness and radiance of a glowing peat-fire.

a. излучающие brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful
He gave a radiant smile when he heard her news.

v. излучать spread out; effuse; issue or emerge in rays or waves
You can fell heat is going to radiate from the metal box.

n. плоту a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent
They saw a fire smoldering upon a great raft a hundred yards above, and they went stealthily thither and helped themselves to a chunk.

n. стропило raftsman; originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber
The big rafter is visible in this room.

n. насмешки pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment
Excitement instantly seized the whole party: a running fire of raillery and jests was proceeding when Sam returned.

n. одежды clothing; garments; dress; garb; costume
'How can I go to the ball?' asked Cinderella, 'I have no raiment fit to wear.'

n. радуга arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain
Do two people ever see the same rainbow?

v. ралли call up or summon; call together for a common purpose
Washington quickly decided to rally his troops to fight off the British attack.

n. ветвления act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
We must examine every ramification of this problem.

v. ветвятся divide into branches or subdivisions; subordinate branchlike parts
When the plant begins to ramify, it is advisable to nip off most of the new branches.

n. вал something defends from assault or secures safety; defense
Perhaps the tower is part of the rampart of the city.

a. ветхих of very poor quality or condition; loose-jointed; ill-made; out of gear or repair
The boys propped up the ramshackle clubhouse with a couple of boards.

a. прогорклый having disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats
A rancid odor filled the ship's galley and nauseated the crew.

n. злоба bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will; hatred
Thirty years after the war, she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with rancor against the foe.

v. терзать grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment
The memory of having been jilted would rankle him for years.

v. разграбить search thoroughly; search every place or part of
We might do what we pleased; ransack her desk and her workbox, and turn her drawers inside out, and she was so good-natured, she would give us anything we asked for.

a. хищные excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering
The ruins of the resort are now covered in rapacious island vegetation creeping in from the jungle.

a. пристальное absorbed; deeply moved or delighted
Caught up in the wonder of the storyteller's tale, the rapt listeners sat motionless, hanging on his every word.