4000 CPE Vocabulary List

mất nước remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

tô smear as with paint; apply with quick or crude strokes to surface; make crude paintings

decapitate behead; cut off the head of

disembodied divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.

có đốm spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat

mất nước remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids

deadpan wooden; impersonal; deliberately impassive or expressionless, as face or look

bất bình below the average size; very small; little

suy thoái reduce level; lower grade of something

thuộc về giáo lý stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid

ngăn keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

êm tai sweet sounding; pleasing to ear; melodious

bất đồng chính kiến disagreeing, especially with a majority; rebellious

thần thánh hóa turn into a god; idolize or idealize; worship or revere as a god

dân chủ a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people

táo bạo bold; brave and taking risks

bạo chúa tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; eastern Orthodox bishop

ngăn keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

chủ ý consider; think about carefully; weigh

giải giáp retire from military service

ngày đêm daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period

ngăn keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

khấu hao devaluation; decrease in price or value

dân chủ a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people

chấp thuận a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing

vô hạnh lacking moral restraint; indulging in sensual pleasures or vices

phân biệt set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between

mong muốn anything which is longing for

đoan trang neatly dressed; very stylish in dress; lively and alert

khấu hao devaluation; decrease in price or value

dân chủ a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people

phép kiêng cử study of nutrition as it relates to health

hóa lẩn be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline

phân biệt set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between

thuộc về giáo lý stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs; inflexible, rigid

dọa nạt frighten; abate the courage of; discourage

giãn make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen

táo bạo bold; brave and taking risks

ngăn keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

có đốm spotted; having mottled or spotted skin or coat