4000 CPE Vocabulary List

hại damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

bướu twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work

vui tươi merry or joyful activity; festivity; bright color or showiness, as of dress; finery

ẩm containing a high amount of water or water vapor

Gauche awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth

khái quát an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

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

thôi miên having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific

già chuyện talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details

hải âu the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

xay crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

khái quát an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

thôi miên having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific

miễn cưỡng unwilling or with reluctance; stingy

dao vụm force with the thumb; make a groove in

di truyền branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

lịch sự well-bred; marked by refinement in taste and manners

hải âu the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

chim ruồi tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills

bão big storm; severe tropical cyclone

nhục cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

hệ thống phân cấp arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked

bướu bump; arch one's back

tôn vinh cause to seem more splendid; beautify

khàn having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound

hại damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

bướu twisted; knotty; made rough by age or hard work

chủ nghĩa anh hùng bravery; qualities of hero or heroine

om sòm loud, rude burst of laughter; horse-laugh

phát biểu bằng điệu bộ deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture

hulking massive; bulky; great in size

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

đống crowd or throng; a great number of persons; pile or mass

girth distance around something; circumference; size; bulk

hại damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

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

sự lôi lạc the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy

chủ nghĩa anh hùng bravery; qualities of hero or heroine

khàn having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound

gamely bravely; with the game manner; with willing and spirited fashion