4000 CPE Vocabulary List

common person, or one of the common of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born

guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit

untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance

oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness

cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one

ideally perfect place, especially in its social, political, and moral aspects

a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp

idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

craft; ship; container for liquids

sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow

one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing

showing a high degree of refinement

oily; composed of oil or fat; characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness

intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate

play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion

arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife

a person without a permanent home who moves from place to place; a wanderer; tramp

sway unsteadily from one side to the other; oscillate

a quality of variability and lack of uniformity

idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory

turn into vapor, steam, gas, or fog; decrease rapidly and disappear

truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies

arms; any object used in fighting or war, such as a gun, bomb, knife

articles of merchandise;  style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise

grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry

a quality of variability and lack of uniformity

sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow

deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored

guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit

cohesion; harmony; quality of being united into one

a quality of variability and lack of uniformity

final result; outcome or effect; central idea or point; gist

appearance of truth; probability; likelihood

place or situation affording some advantage, especially good view

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious

awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture

change, especially in one's life or fortunes; regular change or succession of one thing to another; alternation

truthfulness; unwillingness to tell lies