4000 CPE Vocabulary List

all the animals and plants, which live at or near-surface of waters; a collection of small or microscopic organisms

essential premise; the underlying assumption

tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable

widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted

pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of

appease or pacify; bring peace to

being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction

flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable

narrow in outlook; related to a local church community

something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay

extend out or project in space; stick out

one who fights with his fists, especially a professional prize fighter; boxer

slight offense; small sin or fault

determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly

restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others

extinct flying reptiles that existed during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods

a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

slight offense; small sin or fault

offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal

impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous

pleasing in personality or appearance; attractive

any disease-producing agent

determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly

a massive memorial with a square base and four triangular sides, built as royal tombs in ancient Egypt

any epidemic disease with a high death rate

restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify the thought of others

extend out or project in space; stick out

determine, decide, or establish in advance; influence markedly

one who fights with his fists, especially a professional prize fighter; boxer

extend out or project in space; stick out

being of vital or central importance; crucial

introduction, usually to a poem or play

one who fights with his fists, especially a professional prize fighter; boxer

flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable

after death, as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death

an advocate of the policy of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports

most frequent or common; having superior power and influence

idealistic without regard to practicality

having casual sexual relations frequently with different partners; casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior

narrow in outlook; related to a local church community