4000 CPE Vocabulary List

lúng túng embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

cải thiện make or become better; improve; grow better

kháng cáo attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

kích thích act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

tập sự the term during which one learns a trade from a skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

tham vọng aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

bỏ trốn leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

kháng cáo attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

thơm fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

bồi đắp growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

điệp âm repetition of a beginning sound in poetry

ca ngợi applaud; announce with great approval

khoan hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

lại gần approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

đánh giá estimate  value; judge worth of something

tiền đề preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

cải thiện make or become better; improve; grow better

vị thành niên a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity

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

tham dự be present at; go to; take care of; tend

cậu in the manner of an uncle, about uncle; kind, genial, benevolent, or tolerant

tham vọng aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

phân ly into separate parts or pieces; apart

cải thiện make or become better; improve; grow better

tiêu diệt destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

mơ hồ unclear or doubtful in meaning

điệp âm repetition of a beginning sound in poetry

ambidextrous capable of using either hand with equal ease

khoan hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

thơm fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

tiếp cận a way of considering or doing something

chú thích comment; make explanatory notes

lại gần approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

kích thích act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

phân ly into separate parts or pieces; apart

tiền đề preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

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

mơ hồ unclear or doubtful in meaning

người xưa antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

biện hộ support; active pleading on behalf of something