4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a. 無所不在的 being or existing everywhere; omnipresent
That 'The Little Drummer Boy' seemed ubiquitous; we heard the tune everywhere.

n. 裁判,進行仲裁 one who settles dispute or controversy between parties; referee or judge, one chosen to see that the rules of a game
A good answer by every umpire is to say that 'I saw it.'

a. 無責任的,無法解釋的 not able to be explained or understood; unreasonable or mysterious
The military and CIA hire contractors who are completely unaccountable to Congress.  

a. 未摻雜的,純粹的 not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure
He felt much as an astronomer feels who has discovered a new planet -- no doubt, as far as strong, deep, unalloyed pleasure is concerned.

n. 全體同意,全體一致 complete agreement in opinion or resolution of all persons concerned
We were surprised by the unanimity with which members of both parties accepted our proposals.

a. 攻不破的 impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes
Penelope's virtue was unassailable; while she waited for her husband to come back from the war, no other man had a chance.

a. 謙遜的 modest; not bold or forward; not arrogant
He is so unassuming that some people fail to realize how great a man he really is.

a. 無結果的,徒勞無功的 not availing; ineffectual or useless
She buried her face in his bosom, she clung to him, she poured out her terrors, her unavailing regrets, and the far echoes turned them all to jeering laughter.

a. 失去知覺的,無意的,潛意識 lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
So I think at this hour when I look back to the crisis through the quiet medium of time: I was unconscious of folly at the instant.

a. 笨拙的,粗俗的 lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Most biographers portray Lincoln as an uncouth and ungainly young man.

a. 假情假義的,假殷勤的,油質的 oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
Uriah Heep disguised his nefarious actions by unctuous protestations of his 'humility.'

v. 強調 draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
Addressing the jogging class, Kim would underscore the importance to runners of good nutrition.

a. 波浪的 moving with wavelike motion
The Hilo Hula Festival was an undulating sea of grass skirts.

v. 出土,發掘 bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover
When they unearth the city, the archeologists find many relics of an ancient civilization.

a. 明白清楚的 admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous
My answer to your proposal is an unequivocal and absolute 'No.'

a. 正確無誤的 infallibly; without error, mistake, or failure
My teacher unerringly pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.

a. 不可理解的,不能滲透的 difficult or impossible to understand; difficult or impossible to measure
Unable to get to the bottom of the mystery, Watson declared it was unfathomable.

a. 深不可測的,無法理解的 situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed
For the first time, it recoiled, baffled, and for the first time glancing behind, on each side, and before it, it saw all round an unfathomed gulf.

v. 解放 liberate; free from chains; set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
Chained to the wall for months on end, the hostage despaired that no one could unfetter him.

v. 解除神職 strip a priest or minister of church authority; remove from the status as a member of the clergy
To disbar a lawyer, to unfrock a priest, to suspend a doctor's license to practice-these are extreme steps that the authorities should take only after careful consideration.