4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

боязливый fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

предательской dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray

тангенциальное peripheral; only slightly connected; digressing

разреженной long and thin; slender; having little substance

растяжение capable of being stretched or extended; ductile

головастика a larval frog or toad

трактат systematic, usually extensive written discourse on a subject

трепет state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering

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

вокзал last stop of a railroad; final point or end; boundary or border

медлить act evasively in order to gain time, avoid an argument, or postpone a decision

ничтожные trivial; of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle

театральным relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical

грубость aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

тщательной accurate or careful; complete

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

оттенком color; dye with a color

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

вдумчивый considerate; having intellectual depth; giving close attention

дерзость boldness; rashness; foolhardy disregard of danger

трепет state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering

Скачать rushing stream; flood; heavy downpour

робость lack of self-confidence or courage

поток a long, thin strand of cotton, nylon, or other fibers used in sewing or weaving

подхалим a person who flatters or defers to others for self-serving reasons; yes man

Томе large volume; large and scholarly book

спокойный free from disturbance; pacific

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

спокойный free from disturbance; pacific

театральным relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical

грубость aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

тащусь walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily

равносильно equivalent in effect or value

послушный easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile

грубость aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

мучить tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

тиранического dictatorial; domineering; authoritarian

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

транскрибировать copy; write over again in same words