4000 CPE Vocabulary List

v. يطلع inform; give notice to; make aware
If you apprise him of the dangerous weather conditions, he has to postpone his trip.

n. المنهج a way of considering or doing something
Faced with an increasingly competitive jobs market, the army is becoming more sophisticated and corporate in its approach to recruitment.

n. استحسان expression of warm approval; praise
She looked for some sign of approbation from her parents, hoping her good grades would please them.

v. المناسبة acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
The ranch owners appropriate the lands that have originally been set aside for the Indians' use.

v. الرابطة come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
The conclusions of yours both approximate the truth.

ad. الموافقة على حوالي very similarly; roughly
According to testimony at the guilty plea hearing, he used an assumed online identity to sell approximately 637000 stolen credit card numbers.

a. بالمناسبة with reference or regard; in respect
I'll admit - this list is completely in apropos of nothing.

a. معقوف consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
Paul enjoyed aquatic sports such as scuba diving and snorkeling.

a. معقوف curved or hooked like an eagle's beak
He can be recognized by his aquiline nose, curved like the beak of the eagle.

a. المائية الصالحة للزراعة fit for growing crops, as by plowing
The first settlers wrote home glowing reports of the New World, praising its vast acres of arable land ready for the plow.

n. الحكم person with power to decide a dispute; judge
As an arbiter in labor disputes, she has won the confidence of the workers and the employers.

a. الأثرية tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
Learn about the arboreal emblems that represent the provinces and territories of Canada.

n. المشتل a place where different tree varieties are exhibited
Walking along the tree-lined paths of the arboretum, Rita noted poplars, firs, and some particularly fine sycamores.

n. القوس the continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape
Why are rainbows in an arc shape?

a. غامضة secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated
Secret brotherhoods surround themselves with arcane rituals and trappings to mystify outsiders.

n. علم الآثار study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
The professor of archaeology headed an expedition to the Gobi Desert in search of ancient ruins.

a. قديمة no longer current or applicable; antiquated
'Methinks,' 'thee,' and 'thou' are archaic words that are no longer part of our normal vocabulary.

n. ركبه prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
The Brooklyn Bridge was the archetype of the many spans connecting Manhattan with Long Island and New Jersey.

n. أرخبيل group of closely located islands
When I looked at the map and saw the South Seas' archipelago, I longed to visit them.

a. شاقة displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
Her fellow demonstrators were busily making posters and handing out flyers, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause.