4000 CPE Vocabulary List

trướng lên swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure

lòng tôn kính willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

xu a United States coin worth one-tenth of a dollar

làm suy nhược make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

nhục reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

ngăn kéo a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out

khuếch tán spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

nghiêm trang modest and reserved in manner or behavior

khuếch tán spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely

ngăn kéo a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out

phản đối express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

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

decimate destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

ô uế pollute; make dirty or spotty

lòng tôn kính willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect

xúc phạm thánh vật violate with violence, especially to a sacred place

dành riêng intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end

tiêu hóa break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances

chênh lệch difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree

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

nghi ngờ being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything

chất dơ waste or impure matter; worthless, commonplace, or trivial matter

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

decimate destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

suy thoái reduce level; lower grade of something

tiêu hóa break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances

phép kiêng cử study of nutrition as it relates to health

nhục reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

nghiêm trang modest and reserved in manner or behavior

làm suy nhược make weak; enfeeble; impair the strength of

dành riêng intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end

tiêu hóa break down; make more concise; convert food into absorbable substances

đón trả go ashore from a ship; unload cargo from a ship; leave a vehicle or aircraft

làm kinh ngạc fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound

rời rạc separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts

biến dạng alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse

không quyên góp cho nhà thờ deprive of civil right; deprive someone of a franchise, generally their right to vote

decimate destroy or kill a large part of; select by lot and kill one in every ten of

hạ phẩm giá degrade; debase, as in dignity or social standing

lột nón take off; remove; tip or remove one's hat in salutation; put aside; discard