4000 CPE Vocabulary List

chăn nuôi the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift

con mồng any of various flies that bite or annoy livestock and other animals; an irritating person

đình thượng lưu the most powerful members of society

sức khỏe a low shrub, with minute evergreen leaves and handsome clusters of pink flowers

bị cắt xén mixed up; difficult to understand because it has been distorted

cháo liquid food made by boiling oatmeal

hối hả bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly

dị giáo one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion

nhục cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

đình thượng lưu the most powerful members of society

hay khoa trương speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy

dò dẫm search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way

lành cure;  make or get healthy again

ngông kêu a flock of geese; a cluster or group

trại a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions

thuật ngữ a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book

di truyền by genetic mechanisms

cốc a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle

không chính unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine

Heckler one who harasses others; one who tries to embarrass others with questions and objections

vật lộn wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands

lành curative; a natural process by which the body repairs itself

hối hả bustle; cause to move furtively and hurriedly

cốc a kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle

sắc color; appearance; particular gradation of color

con nhím small European insectivore, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines

tầm thường repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

bản lề a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

thích giao du sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others

chăn nuôi the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management; thrift

vệ sinh the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation

đọc diển văn trước đám đông noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression

thủy phi cơ a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines

đình thượng lưu the most powerful members of society

dị giáo one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion

trại a place where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions

lành cure;  make or get healthy again

bướu bump; arch one's back

vật lộn wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands

dị giáo opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion