4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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v. give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law

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a. sordid; morally degraded; squalid or corrupt

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v. be disturbed; boil; be in a state of turmoil or ferment

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n. a small, badly built house, usually made from pieces of wood or cardboard, in which poor people live

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n. small, light sailboat; small boat propelled by oars

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a. relating to space; existing in or connected with space

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n. deadlock; the situation in which further action is blocked

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n. criteria; basis for comparison

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n. helps something to happen more quickly

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a. dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy