4000 CPE Vocabulary List

nghiền form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface

khích stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

nguy hiểm something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk

bừa tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth

bẩn thỉu shack; small, wretched house

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

tổng quát quality of being general; an idea having general application

girth distance around something; circumference; size; bulk

dị giáo departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional

lượn aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

vui tính friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner

nghiền form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface

khích stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

tiện useful or convenient; able to use something skilfully

phát biểu bằng điệu bộ deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture

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

hài hòa concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting

phi nước đại move or run rapidly or carelessly, lifting the fore and hind feet alternately, in successive leaps or bounds

bực bội look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare

Gauche awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth

phun flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

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

dị giáo departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional

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

nắm ability or power to seize or attain; understanding; comprehension

vựa building for storing threshed grain; region yielding much grain

hài hòa concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting

tôn vinh cause to seem more splendid; beautify

khích stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

già chuyện talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details

hại damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

hedonist one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

nguy hiểm something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk

tổng quát quality of being general; an idea having general application

chim sa idyllically calm and peaceful; marked by peace and prosperity

dị giáo departing from accepted beliefs or standards; oppositional

khích stimulate by shock; stir up; spur to action

lấp lánh sparkle or shine, especially shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; emit a soft, scintillating light; gleam

anh chăn bò owner or keeper of a herd or herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle

vịnh an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay