4000 CPE Vocabulary List

ability to form mental images of things or events; figurative writing

unable to be disproved; incontrovertible; undeniable

affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment

formal investigation, often held before a jury;  judicial inquiry

unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen

infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make a physical impact on; touch

babyhood; the time when someone is a baby or a very young child

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

condition or quality of being an idiot; extreme folly or stupidity

bring in from another country

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

deep-rooted; firmly and long-established; habitual

central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn

not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable

looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state

demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way

weakness; bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age

affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath by unworthy or unjust treatment

naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated

unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen

lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive

beginning to exist or appear; in an early stage

demand; force; compel to behave in a certain way

unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality

deduce; conclude from evidence or premises; lead to as a consequence or conclusion

unsuitable; disqualified by law, rule, or provision; unworthy of being chosen

irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness

inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act

enter drop by drop; infuse slowly

central or vital part; most material and central part; grain or seed as of corn

act contrary to, as a law, right, or obligation; annul or hinder

inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act

lacking self-restraint; lacking sexual restraint; unchaste

impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for

attacking cherished traditions; characterized by an attack on established beliefs

unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut; having a rough quality

cross; meet; meet at a point

babyhood; the time when someone is a baby or a very young child

accustomed; made tough by habitual exposure