4000 CPE Vocabulary List

sự thô lổ rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

khổng lồ huge creature; something enormous in size or power

cuồn cuộn swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

thi nhân poet, especially lyric poet

đậm brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

bask luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

buffoonery clowning;  arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks, and postures

gây ra produce; give rise to

beaded covered with beads of liquid

beguile mislead; delude; deceive by guile

dâm dục indecent; obscene; humorously coarse

ngắn gọn quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

bygone past; gone by

thi nhân poet, especially lyric poet

bowdlerize edit by omitting or modifying parts considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly

mây che make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

đậm brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

dằn heavy substance used to add stability or weight

hiếu chiến inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

phong vũ biểu an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere

cuồn cuộn swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

doa introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce

ngắn gọn quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

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

chưng hửng lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes

thừa kế leave to someone by a will; hand down

đậm brave; daring; intrepid; impudent

bao vây besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops

thi nhân poet, especially lyric poet

barn an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

vô tội vạ direct and outspoken but good-natured

phong phú abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

sự thô lổ rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners

bask luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth

hại suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

ngắn gọn quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

thi nhân poet, especially lyric poet

khổng lồ huge creature; something enormous in size or power

bó small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

song ngữ using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency