4000 CPE Vocabulary List

crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person

young and inexperienced; having just acquired its flight feathers

any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies

try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to

prevent by taking action in advance

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity

use power or the ability to make something happen; apply; exercise

parts or places which surround another place, or lie in its neighborhood; suburbs

imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way

a party of persons having a common end in view

adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate

the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated

move uneasily one way and the other; behave or move nervously or restlessly

engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing

correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve

apt; suitably expressed; well chosen

imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way

cause to be interested or curious; captivate

continuing forever or indefinitely

impartial; fair; rightly balanced; equitable

a place where animals are kept

twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle

bring out; arouse; call forth

twist or interweave as not to be easily separated; make tangled, confused, and intricate; perplex; bewilder; puzzle

give over something to another for care, protection, or performance; give as a trust to someone

composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper

continuing forever or indefinitely

a place where animals are kept

engage in merrymaking, joking, or teasing

the feeling of great happiness and well-being, sometimes exaggerated

unearth; dig out; make a hole in; hollow out

bring out; arouse; call forth

prevent by taking action in advance

having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent

payment or expense; output

payment or expense; output

force or push out; drive away; displace or remove, as a person from a place or office

indefinitely long period of time; age

light as air; heavenly; unusually refined