4000 CPE Vocabulary List

n. ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
On the castle battlements, an apparition materialized and spoke to Hamlet, warning him of his uncle's treachery.

n. attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
Oxfam is making a big appeal for humanitarian aid to Darfur and neighboring Chad, where millions of people have been made homeless by fighting.

a. attractive or interesting; charming
The poor creature dropped on his knees before the stolid murderer and clasped his appealing hands.

n. name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
Macbeth was startled when the witches greeted him with an incorrect appellation.

v. attach; add as supplement or appendix
When you append a bibliography to a text, you have just created supplementary material.

n. something appended to or accompanying, a principal or greater thing, though not necessary to it
Now, if the extra appendage is hindering the dog or will cause damage or injury to her, then yes, by all means, perform the surgery.

n. instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
China's urban young are developing a growing appetite for the cool white look of platinum jewelry.

v. acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands
Audiences are usually expected to applaud after a performance.

a. capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance
To be able to check and compare price quotations, we need currently applicable insurance rates.

n. candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
If the applicant doesn't pass the first time, he can try again and again.

n. close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence, Aunt Polly praised him for his application to the task.

v. designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
Becky teased her mother to appoint the next day for the long-promised and long-delayed picnic, and she consented.

a. strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited
He was always able to find the apposite phrase, the correct expression for every occasion.

n. assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
An auto damage appraisal firm offering assessments for insurance and private purposes throughout the province.

v. estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
It is difficult to appraise the value of old paintings; it is easier to call them priceless.

a. large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
Her office had no appreciable impact on improving global perceptions of the United States and made things worse in some situations.

v. be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
I am truly thankful for the stocks, which would appreciate in value considerably in future years.

n. fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; the act of seizing or capturing; understanding
His nervous glances at the passersby on the deserted street revealed his apprehension.

a. capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible or perceptive
Here I walked about for a long time, feeling very strange and mortally apprehensive of someone coming in and kidnapping me.

n. the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice
As a child, Pip had thought it would be wonderful to work as Joe's apprentice; now, he hated his apprenticeship and scorned the blacksmith's trade.