4000 CPE Vocabulary List

lỗi thời no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion

lời tiên tri prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous

tỏ bày express an opinion;  think; suppose

ngây thơ lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

lông be any thick messy substance; pass gradually; progress slowly but steadily

không đáng kể so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded

cẩu thả failing to be careful enough or to give enough attention to your responsibilities; inattentive

trang trí công phu excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner

tù lacking in insight or discernment; stupid

trang trí công phu excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner

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

mặt ở khắp nơi universally present; being present everywhere

không chuyên amateur; not professional

trắng đục varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles; lustrous

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

lời tiên tri prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous

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

xảy ra an event that happens

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

Tiêu chuẩn convention; standard; rule

noncommittal very reluctant to give out information

ngây thơ lack of sophistication, experience, judgment or worldliness; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

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

odious hateful; arousing strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure

lỗi thời no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion

ứng cử viên someone who has been nominated for something; candidate

lời tiên tri prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous

đua ngựa one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional

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

mái chèo long, thin, usually wooden pole with a blade at one end, used to row or steer a boat

mặt ở khắp nơi universally present; being present everywhere

danh nghĩa in name only; insignificantly small

ornery disagreeable and contrary in disposition; mean or coarse

thẳng thắn given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

tiêu diệt destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

không đáng kể so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded

toàn trí having total knowledge; knowing everything

kỳ quặc curiously; bizarrely; unusually

đua ngựa one who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct; not conforming to some norm; unconventional

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