4000 CPE Vocabulary List

short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon

good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone

shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

every two years; lasting or living for two years

fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position

offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing

deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss

a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

cause to become financially ruin; ruin

indecent; obscene; humorously coarse

condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly

short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon

blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

blessedness; state of extreme happiness

fortress; projecting part of fortification; well-fortified position

having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular

grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death

a drawback, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear

solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs

breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap

space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job

grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly

solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs

signify; indicate; be a visible sign of; give evidence of

blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything excellent; make defective, either the body or mind

good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone

discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon

every two years; lasting or living for two years

blessedness; state of extreme happiness

cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor

healthily plump and ample of figure; full-bosomed; vigorous; jolly

creek; a small stream

defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from

offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing

shutting up of a place by troops or ships; obstruction to passage

short heavy club, usually of wood; heavy-headed weapon

earthwork or other strong defense; a person who defends