4000 CPE Vocabulary List

видный conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known

ворчливый habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance

ортопед doctor who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments

принадлежности personal ornaments or accessories, as of attire; articles used in a particular activity

экономной excessively unwilling to spend; excessively sparing or frugal

фарфор ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

периода an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history

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

практичность concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities

пронизывают spread or flow throughout; pervade

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

проложить coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface

густонаселенных crowded; having a lot of people living there

погибели entire ruin; utter destruction, especially, utter loss of soul, or of final happiness in future

предположительно assumedly; supposedly; used to say what you think is the likely situation

панацеей remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all

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

снаряда a weapon that is thrown or projected; self-propelled missile, such as rocket; a fired or thrown object

пронизывают spread or flow throughout; pervade

пропасть cliff; an overhanging or extremely steep mass of rock; dangerous position

собственности an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

фарфор ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic

приработок any gain above stipulated salary; extra payment

мор any epidemic disease with a high death rate

претензии advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality

ворчливый habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance

приставать trouble; disturb; annoy; harass with petty vexations

гибкий flexible; easily influenced; easily bent or flexed; pliable

проложить coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface

задумчивый deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative

кающегося feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds

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

претензии advancing of a claim; assertion; a false or unsupportable quality

периода an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history

одеяло bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing

проложить coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface

количественных expressed or expressible as a quantity; relating to the measurement of quantity

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

проложить coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface

периода an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history