4000 CPE Vocabulary List

make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling

wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body

begin; originate; initiate; send off; take off

try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance

imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

one whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; seaman or sailor

unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity; impurity in thought and deed

a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment

actions that people in authority carry out to achieve a particular result

deadly; causing or capable of causing death

collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works

a great number; many

related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

alter; change something such as a plan, opinion, law to improve

the action of people mingling and coming into contact

inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

the action of people mingling and coming into contact

abundant; rich and splendid; fertile

hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with a magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep

someone who releases people from captivity

quick forward dive or reach; thrust

try to conceal something; disguise;  hide under a false appearance

resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties

amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint

slow; sluggish; wasting time

busy; energetic; vigorous

someone who releases people from captivity

treat ill; abuse; treat roughly.

having only one syllable;  speaking in curt

a great number; many

abundant; rich and splendid; fertile

ability to change in form; fickleness

song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music

of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin

a little bite or bit of food; a small quantity; a little piece; a fragment

make less rigid or softer; calm in temper or feeling

state of poor nutrition

busy; energetic; vigorous

wound seriously; cause permanent loss of function of limb or part of the body

shine, polish, or sparkle; soft reflected light