4000 CPE Vocabulary List

Martinet strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

đang mòn mỏi lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor

Leviathan something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; huge animal, especially a whale

tinh nghịch causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; troublesome; irritating

linh tinh mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous

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

đang mòn mỏi lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor

thiểu số a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group

Luminary celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field

khảm picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface

tự do chủ nghĩa one who advocates individual rights and free will

truyền thuyết legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience

limpid clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry

tự điển học author or compiler of dictionary; one employed in the making of vocabulary or wordbook of language

căn bệnh disease, disorder, or ailment; unwholesome condition

đột biến ability to change in form; fickleness

đột biến ability to change in form; fickleness

đơn sắc having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness

Luminary celebrity; a person who is an inspiration to others; a person who has achieved eminence in a specific field

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

xum abundant; rich and splendid; fertile

ma thuật possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

linh tinh mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous

người bất lương criminal; one who does evil or injury to another

matriarch a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother

không còn tồn tại gây chết người deadly; causing or capable of causing death

lời rủa curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration

Leviathan something unusually large of its kind, especially a ship; huge animal, especially a whale

suy dinh dưỡng state of poor nutrition

khảm picture design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into the surface

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

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

lời rủa curse; evil-speaking; the utterance of curse or execration

người bất lương criminal; one who does evil or injury to another

lề border; rim; the amount by which one thing is different from another

Lasso long rope with a running noose at one end used especially to catch horses and cattle

Matador bullfighter who performs the final passes and kills the bull

matriarch a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother

bắt chước copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression

nề the craft of a construction worker;  structure built of stone or brick