4000 CPE Vocabulary List

급등 increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar

자연 arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor

사보타주를하는 사람 one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property

그럴듯한 seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally

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

싸움 earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement

일제 사격 release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault

사가 any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth

금언 concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible

땅딸막한 solid; heavy and compact in form

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

일제 사격 release or discharge of bombs or firearms; forceful verbal or written assault

질주 run with speed; run or move in a quick, hurried manner; hasten away

난투 shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion

별명 nickname; familiar name for person, typically shortened version of the given name

풍자 make object of satire; attack with satire; censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.

재봉사 woman whose occupation is sewing; needlewoman

규모 climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers

스토 크 stir up fire; feed plentifully; supply a furnace with fuel

지지대 supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness

지지대 supporting bar or rod; proud step or walk, with the head erect; stubbornness

생활 something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life

치안 방해 resistance to authority; insubordination or rebellion

사가 any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth

싸움 earnest endeavor; violent or angry disagreement

신학교 school, especially a theological school for the training of priests; school of higher education, especially for girls

는 항구 coast; beach; the shore of a sea or ocean

사가 any legend; long detailed report; Scandinavian myth

태우기 burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn

급등 increase rapidly; rise quickly; soar

정신과 become smaller or draw together; compress

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

shyster a lawyer using questionable methods; an unethical lawyer or politician

숟가락 a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle

그럴듯한 seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading intentionally

태우기 burn superficially;  parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn

난투 shuffle; fight or struggle confusedly at close quarters; wrestle in a rough fashion

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

스쿠버 a device that lets divers breathe underwater

스마트 clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation