4000 CPE Vocabulary List

long and thin; slender; having little substance

cut the top off; make something shorter as if by cutting off

go through or across, often under difficult conditions

hill; relatively flat highland

aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip

indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent

painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort

aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

torn into shreds; ragged; having ragged clothes; disordered or disrupted

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

lack of self-confidence or courage

aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

used for feeling; relating to a sense of touch; perceptible to the sense of touch; tangible

beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw

characterized by unrest or disorder

give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

hinder or prevent of ; frustrate

indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent

conforming to a type; representative

very stormy; turbulent; rough with wind; impassioned; violent

overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental

church; place of worship

beat severely; discuss or examine repeatedly; use a machine or flail to separate grain or seeds from the straw

long and thin; slender; having little substance

the extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow

painful labor; work, especially when arduous or involving painful effort

indicated or understood without expressed directly; not speaking; silent

the layer of soil on the surface

give light as a small wax candle; narrow toward the point; become small toward one end

earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land

careful about money; economical

a small, circular tower that is part of a castle; a part of a military vehicle that contains a large gun

aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; transfer by pouring

a severe pang of pain, as in childbirth; condition of agonizing struggle or trouble

silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse

building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

accurate or careful; complete