4000 CPE Vocabulary List

tough; strong and firm; possessing physical strength and weight

a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

disdainful or ironically humorous; cynical; scornful and mocking

acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane

one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection

one who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property

continued;  maintained at length without interruption or weakening

a mental position from which things are viewed

dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

denote; mean; indicate

influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative

profoundly cruel or evil; fiendish; extremely malicious or wicked; infernal

hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution

made of or containing inferior material; not genuine; of low rank; poor quality or craft

crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch

crush or crunch; crumple or squeeze; hunch

overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of

dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

cut or clip hair; a strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping

a large number or quantity

the soldier placed on guard; guard

influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative

a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician

denote; mean; indicate

mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily

a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution

settle down; sink to a lower level or form depression; wear off or die down

concerned with religion; worthy of respect or dedication

saw-like; having a row of sharp or tooth-like projections

able to be dissolved; able to be explained

hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

avoid or neglect duty or responsibility; malinger

sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

mock; ridicule; show or express scorn; eat quickly and greedily

create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

sudden flood or strong outburst; sudden heavy fall of rain

acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred; violating sacred things; profane

influential in an original way; providing the basis for further development; creative