4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

пасквиль ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art

суши a large continuous extent of land

приставать trouble; disturb; render uneasy; interfere with; vex

взаимной common to or shared by two or more parties; shared

меандр follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction

болезни disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition

линии direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry

вялый lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort

листовка small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part

подражать copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression

лобби a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area

локомотив of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine

листовка small  leaf; a leaf-like organ or part

затишье cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm

хам an awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent

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

затишье cause to sleep or rest; soothe or calm; deceive into trustfulness; become calm

болезни disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition

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

Миньон a loyal servant of another, usually more powerful being

разнообразные varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts

приманка bait; charm; attract

жуткие suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome

передок capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily

болезни disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition

умирающий dying; in a dying state; approaching death; about to die

фокусы show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers

неправильное употребление слов comic misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound

жуткие suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome

монстр beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

передок capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily

высокие high, tall, having great height; idealistic, implying over-optimism

пасквиль ridicule; subject to abusive ridicule expressed in work of art

монохроматического having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness

мания craze; madness; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

локомотив of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine

линии direct descent from a particular ancestor; ancestry

магнетизм the attraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets

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