4000 CPE Vocabulary List

stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol

come into rough contact with while moving; make one's way by pushing or elbowing

improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing

imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose

something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve

difficult to believe; incredible; skeptical

gay in manner, appearance, or action; easy and carefree

an expression whose meaning differs from meanings of its individual words; distinctive style

not intentional; not on purpose; careless; negligent; inattentive

unconquerable; incapable of being overcome

intelligent and educated  elite, especially in nineteenth-century Poland, in Russia, and later the Soviet Union

cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization

disable or disqualify; deprive of capacity or natural power

lacking pity or compassion; cruel and savage

unconscious; unresponsive; very small or gradual

set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat

set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat

good-natured; marked by good cheer; cheerful and good-humored

stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol

countless; too many to be counted

harmful; tending to injure or impair; abusive; insulting

something that has a noticeable and positive effect on something you are trying to achieve

set on fire; cause to burn, flame, or glow; excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat

degree of visibility of your environment

lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull

not intentional; not on purpose; careless; negligent; inattentive

imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose

talk rapidly, unintelligibly, or idly

countless; too many to be counted

deeply established; firmly rooted

cause to be admitted; make something become a permanent or respected part of an organization

charge; accuse formally of a crime

consolidating two or more things; union in one body; alliance

imprison; put into jail; shut up or enclose

between or among stars

deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion

stimulate or excite; stupefy by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol

the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path

make poor; reduce to poverty or indigence; exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of

deceptive; misleading; based on or having the nature of an illusion