4000 CPE Vocabulary List

muộn having been delayed; done or sent too late

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

náo nhiệt rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

badinage teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

thẳng direct, quick route; direct, straight course

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

bristling rising like bristles; showing irritation

belie contradict; give a false impression

lỗi condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

hiếu chiến inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

bungalow small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic

cố chấp stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion

chúc phước blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

rực rỡ brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success

vấy bùn wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places

kinh ngạc confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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

kiện a bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for storage or transportation

chúc phước blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

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

dồi dào full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow

làm ô danh soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained

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

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

cố chấp stubborn intolerance; excessive zeal or warmth in favor of a party, sect, or opinion

náo nhiệt rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

tiểu sử an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

thẳng direct, quick route; direct, straight course

gây ra produce; give rise to

rực rỡ brightly; very well, in a way that shows great intelligence or skill or great success

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

belie contradict; give a false impression

bison any of several large shaggy-manned humped bovid having large heads and short horns

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

beguile mislead; delude; deceive by guile

chúc phước blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes

lỗi condemn; rebuke; find fault with; censure

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

belabor discuss repeatedly; attack verbally; work hard upon

hiếu chiến inclined or eager to fight; aggressive