4000 CPE Vocabulary List

acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten

mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white

the principal character in a work of fiction; the main character in a drama;  leader of a cause; champion

something that propels or drives forward

the belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess

shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement

fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

board on which the painter mixes pigments

crowded to capacity; compressed

striking one object against another sharply

inoffensive expression of fat; stout

contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated

belong; have a connection with or dependence on

giving a feeling of satisfaction or enjoyment; comfortable

act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions

by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually

mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white

forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach

checking perpendicularity; exactly vertical

act of proceeding; continued forward movement; a series of actions

by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually

lasting for a long time or difficult to get rid of

the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character

striking one object against another sharply

acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten

superiority in numbers or amount

a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet; something that is unpleasant or offensive

postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness

fertilize by transferring pollen

rapid growth; spread; increase in size by reproduction

giving a feeling of satisfaction or enjoyment; comfortable

pertaining to bishop or pope; having dignity or authority of the bishop

grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce

most frequent; widespread; predominant

forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach

fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

the sense that something is about to occur; anticipatory fear; premonition

habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance

fall from clouds; hurl or throw violently; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong

something that propels or drives forward