4000 CPE Vocabulary List

showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention

impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster

stubbornly adhering to an attitude or opinion; hard to control or treat

destitute of nerves; lacking vigor; weak; powerless

a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold

amateur; not professional

the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep

new or newly invented word or phrase

amateur; not professional

make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of

light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift

branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds

make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of

decoration; something used to beautify

incipient; coming into existence; emerging

descendant; the young of an animal

an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco

representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of

change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue

goddess of the mountains, forests, meadows, or waters; lovely young girl; maiden; peacock butterfly

given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

new or newly invented word or phrase

part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town; fringe; outer border

hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to a persuasion

act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows

maker and seller of eyeglasses

terminology; system of names used in an art or science

government by a few persons, especially by a small faction of persons or families

terminology; system of names used in an art or science

exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

representation of common ground between two things; extend over and cover a part of

impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster

look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice

branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds

burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity

biologist knowledgeable about natural history

exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote

quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness

impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster