4000 CPE Vocabulary List

any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

stupid person; person who is not very bright

assiduous; industrious; hard-working

distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed

sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful

express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

having low-necked dress

object because of doubts; hesitate

turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god

breakdown or decay of organic materials; act or result of decomposing

discourage; cause to lose courage or hope

an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything

not interested; indifferent; free of self-interest; impartial

self-indulgent; moral decay

process of making weaker or less concentrated; decrease in the equity position of a share of stock

dig the ground, as with spade; search deeply and laboriously

backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt

a person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people

object because of doubts; hesitate

a window set vertically into a small gable projecting from the sloping roof; sleeping-room

assiduous; industrious; hard-working

extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid

unable to compromise about points of doctrine; unyielding

raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to

an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed

clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

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

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

act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting

having low-necked dress

having low-necked dress

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

having a harmful effect; injurious; having the quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous

an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed

turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge

wandering from the main path of a journey; diversion

stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid

discuss fully; talk at great length about something of one's interest