4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

đất nung ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat

bỏ hoang plowed but left unseeded during a growing season; uncultivated

exhume dig out of ground; remove from grave

cờ become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure

giáo hội minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry

thuộc về pháp lịnh building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement

thiết thực suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

phun trào outbreak;  sudden, often violent outburst

tượng hình not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning

chấm lửng omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission

thuộc về pháp lịnh building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense; moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement

elude avoid cleverly; escape the perception of

khuyến khích activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something

khai thác deed or action, particularly a brave deed

đàn hồi springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition

tiếng a reference work containing articles on various topics

hùng biện powerful and effective language; persuasive speech

hiếu having or assuming relationship of child or offspring to parent

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

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

chỗ đứng holding with the feet; firm standing; something on which one may tread or rest securely

cứ điểm established firmly and securely; rooted

giáo hội minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry

cờ become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure

châm chích witty thought or saying, usually short; short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation

enthrall capture; attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence; hold in bondage or subjection

giáo hội minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry

thêu decorate with needlework; add details to

exhume dig out of ground; remove from grave

bắt bẻ open or liable to objection or debate; liable to cause disapproval

tránh avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from

hết depleted; extremely tired

ngập ngừng be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence

chim ưng birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

thêu decorate with needlework; add details to

khuyến khích activate; stimulate; make someone more likely to do something

chấm lửng omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission

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

thiết thực suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest