4000 CPE Vocabulary List

act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch

restore or return to the country of birth, citizenship, or origin

ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy

act of putting something in working order again; act or process of making amends; compensation

act of making copies

dazzling; glorious; shining with brilliant luster; very bright

grow worse; cause persistent irritation or resentment

extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions

looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past

excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering

breathing; the process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells

a repeated or relayed broadcast

a parallelogram with four right angles

usually a short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment

bringing again into activity and prominence

list of works of music or drama; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills

quality or state of being redundant; superfluity; superabundance; excess

act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

result of improving something; the process of removing impurities

musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action

impose regulations; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

bully; lawless and cruel; cruel and brutal person or gangster

call up or summon; call together for a common purpose

disown; refuse to acknowledge; reject validity or authority of

a parallelogram with four right angles

sacrificing; giving up; state of having rejected your religious beliefs

musical repetition; repeat performance; recurrent action

reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner

act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority on their behalf

repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something

force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust

a parallelogram with four right angles

looking back on, or directed to the past; applying to or influencing the past

force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust

extending in scope or effect to a prior time or prior conditions

act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

repay; revenge; make repayment for or return something

consistent with; based on; using reason

inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative

capable of being revoked; as a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant