4000 CPE Vocabulary List

scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of

strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals

fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar

period of depression or unhappy listlessness; slack period; state of inactivity

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse

a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine

weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use

separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts

scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

shrink; reduce in size; become less

a specialist in the study of nutrition

tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects

capable of being derived by reasoning from known principles or facts

any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

strip leaves or branches from; cause leaves of plant, tree, or forest to fall off, especially by use of chemicals

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech

separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts

depository; a storehouse; a building where supplies or vehicles, especially buses, are kept

causing damage or harm; injurious

willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

make uneasy or perplexed;  cause to lose one's composure; disconcert

act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery

dig up; unearth; dig up or remove from grave or tomb; bring to public notice

ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt

lessen price or value of; think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle

act of detecting; being open what was concealed or hidden; discovery

scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

dead; no longer in use or existence

make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

persuade not to do; discourage

causing damage or harm; injurious

dead; no longer in use or existence

a specialist in the study of nutrition

weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use

branch of medicine dealing with teeth

speak loudly and vehemently; make formal speech