4000 CPE Vocabulary List

толпа large group of people gathered or crowded closely together

потертый worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor

обман art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem

умеренного restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

траверс go through or across, often under difficult conditions

ловушку catch; hold or catch as if in a hole

хлопотное annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone

упорство firmness of hold or of purpose; persistence

спокойный free from disturbance; pacific

заросли wood or collection of trees, shrubs

тенденциозной having or marked by a strong tendency

механа building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

тщательной accurate or careful; complete

Телескоп a magnifier of images of distant objects

ковылять walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall

умеренного restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

ковылять walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall

злословить cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame

потертый worn through till threads show; wearing old, shabby clothing; shabby and poor

тенденциозной having or marked by a strong tendency

ловушку catch; hold or catch as if in a hole

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

умеренного restrained; self-controlled; moderate in degree or quality

хлопотное annoying; causing a lot of problems for someone

телеграф apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire

титульной nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal

злословить cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame

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

богословие science of God or religion

жарких passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid

обман art of dressing up; practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem

принцип opinion, doctrine, or principle held as being true by person or organization

наказать win by a wide margin; beat thoroughly or heavily; punish or beat severely

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

лотка an open receptacle for holding or displaying, or serving articles or food

ковылять walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall

струйкой flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip

опеки the capacity of guardian; guardianship; capacity or activity of tutor; instruction or teaching

спокойный free from disturbance; pacific

жарких passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid