4000 CPE Vocabulary List

해설 explanatory; serving to explain

기술 기행 oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center

미묘한 light as air; heavenly; unusually refined

발작적인 intermittently stopping and starting; irregular; variable; unstable

효능 power to produce desired effect

명씩 trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face

명시 particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner

영웅 agitation; chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances

embryological branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms

제정 decree; establish by a legal and authoritative act; make into a law

선두 cutting edge; the leading or most important position or place

펜싱 a barrier that serves to enclose an area

펜싱 a barrier that serves to enclose an area

백과 사전 a reference work containing articles on various topics

전나무 any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies

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

흐리다 lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth

명시 particularly; specifically; in an explicit manner

박식 learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

수도꼭지 a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

덕을 building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement

거짓 feverish; intense emotion or activity

과도 treating all parts or aspects without omission; comprehensive

형성 developing; forming; capable of forming or molding

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

미묘한 light as air; heavenly; unusually refined

갚다 make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt

화물 convey commercially as cargo; load with goods to be transported

결함 crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; a sudden burst of noise and disorder

굶주리게하다 starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger

수도꼭지 a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

수행자 wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or a direct path; roving; irregular in motion

까다로운 difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details

황홀 please intensely; fill with great delight or joy

전신인 predecessor; one who goes before or announces the coming of another

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

진화 develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually

박식 learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books

발효 conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast; state of being in high activity or commotion

황홀 please intensely; fill with great delight or joy