4000 CPE Vocabulary List

bối rối confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated

tiến hóa develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually

xoá act of removing or getting rid of something

hướng ngoại a person interested mostly in external objects and actions

dương xỉ any of numerous flowerless, seedless vascular plants having roots, stems, and fronds and reproducing by spores

chiếm đoạt take possession of; transfer another's property to oneself

giải thoát freeing someone from the control of another

chính thức hoá concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms

vui mừng inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing, exultation; rejoicing triumphantly

thêu decorate with needlework; add details to

thủy sản business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place

phù điêu a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall

dân gian traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally

dọn nhà fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by

Lễ hội a day or period of time for feasting and celebration

phôi thai in the early stage of development; of an organism before birth; related to embryo

Lễ hội a day or period of time for feasting and celebration

thoát ly tendency to escape from daily reality by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment

khả năng sinh sản fertility; fruitfulness; productive or creative power

thi đua be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel

dựng construct; stand; set up

hướng ngoại a person interested mostly in external objects and actions

mê cause to be interested or curious; captivate

encipher encode; convert plain message into code

Kinh tế branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management

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

thi đua be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel

gắng sức effort; expenditure of much physical work

lối đi a path, especially in the countryside, for walking on

phù điêu a narrow strip of decoration, often cut from stone or wood and usually placed at the top of a wall

thoát ly tendency to escape from daily reality by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment

điểm tựa support on which a lever rests; prop or support

đặc tính disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement

rõ ràng precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken

chính thức hoá concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms

bối rối confuse; hot and rosy, as with drinking; be in a heat or bustle; be agitated

hình mẫu serve as an example of; embody

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

tiến hóa develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually

ersatz being an artificial and inferior substitute or imitation