4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold

a radio or television program that consists of news reports

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

clean or orderly; tidy, with everything in its place

strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute

small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

available; capable of being obtained

characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

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

a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

exceed or surpass; leave behind

perplex or bewilder someone; confound or flummox

confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex

inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous

lacking in insight or discernment; stupid

act of admitting to holy orders; disposition as in ranks or rows; formal arrangement

counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance

a stall where newspapers and other periodicals are sold

exceed or surpass; leave behind

marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence

counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for; balance

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

inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.

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

belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future

no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion

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

all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force

belief in magical spells to produce unnatural effects; the communicating with spirits of dead ones to predict future

inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.

convention; standard; rule

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

covered or obscured, as with clouds or mist; gloomy; melancholy

nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially the nourishing ingredient in a food

medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction

known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame