4000 CPE Vocabulary List

having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

a gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the workforce without firing employees; wearing away through harassment

acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

a person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

emphasize; stress; pronounce with stress or accent; mark with an accent

deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

a person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory

the highest point; point in an orbit most distant from the body being orbited

a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance

capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance

analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test

associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another

acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

a reformer who favors abolishing slavery

friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after the passage of two or more generations

arrangement; association; alliance

assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

art of training by athletic exercises; games and sports of athletes

reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

be next to; be contiguous to; border on

branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use

composition; a plan for how something will happen

combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense

a person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause