4000 CPE Vocabulary List

щегольство distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet

питьевой suitable for drinking; drinkable

приступа a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease

выполнения carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute

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

провокационные arousing anger or interest; tending to provoke or stimulate

плебейской crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar

знаменательное full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe; wonderful

пестрый having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolored

сохраняются continue; insist; persevere

филантроп a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution

предлогом excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason

потомство one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product

псевдонимом pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role

приставать trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

предшественником the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather

ловкос��ь cleverly executed trick or deception; skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with hands

выдвигать put forward; offer for consideration or debate

окаменение convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike

выполнения carry through; bring to completion; achieve; accomplish; execute

распространяться cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number

сохраняются continue; insist; persevere

предлогом excuse; something serving to conceal plans; the fictitious reason

пыльцы the fine granular substance produced in flowers; fine bran or flour

предшественником the former occupant of a post; ancestor or forefather

осадок rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly

распространяться cause something to multiply or breed; cause to extend to a broader area or larger number

воровать steal in small quantities or articles of small value; practice petty theft

покрасоваться make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction

предвещают foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction

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

приходских narrow in outlook; related to a local church community

явления observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

сохраняются continue; insist; persevere

покровительственно arrogant; characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

цепкий capable of grasping or holding; having a keen intellect

практических based on experience; useful

белка any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells

явления observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation

потомство one derived from another; offspring or descendant; the result of creative effort, as product