4000 CPE Vocabulary List

папирус ancient paper made from stem of plant

бледное abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness

сводной a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center

палитра board on which the painter mixes pigments

пагубной very destructive; tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly

патогенных able to cause disease; producing disease

папирус ancient paper made from stem of plant

ниц put or throw flat with face down;  cause to lie flat

нищий very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity

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

стилизация imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing

пастельных any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor

бледное abnormally pale; lacking intensity of color or luminousness

коварство act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery

патогенных able to cause disease; producing disease

болото soft wet boggy land; complex or dangerous situation from which it isn't easy to free oneself

совершения be responsible for; commit; do execute or perform, generally in a bad sense

удар blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist

парализовать make powerless and unable to function; disable

Патриарх father and ruler of family or tribe

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

коварство act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery

стилизация imitation of another's style in musical composition or writing

пастырской rural; relating to shepherds or herders; relating to the country or country life

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

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

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

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

политические expedient;  artful, crafty or cunning; using, displaying, or proceeding from policy

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

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

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

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

полемических aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious

явление appearance; anything visible, in matter or spirit; an extraordinary or very remarkable person or thing

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

пастельных any of various pale or light colors; lacking in body or vigor

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

личность the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person

сводной a fixed point supporting something that turns or balances; focus or center