4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

減少 dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so

減衰 moisten; lessen in force or effect

望ましい worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable

地区 region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory

ダッシュ throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly

赤字 inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

略奪 plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss

論文 formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university

中傷 harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

欠損 scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health

ドナー giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund

品格 distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

故意 consider; think about carefully; weigh

ディスプレイ exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest

お食事 eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to

ドレイン draw out; flow out; waste

望ましい worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable

色素 a substance used to color materials

美味しい extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining

詐欺 misleading, likely, or attempting to deceive; fraudulent

説明 show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

議論 overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy

うつ病 recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits

色素 a substance used to color materials

識別 prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements

ジレンマ predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

奪う deny; take something take away

直径 length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

望ましい worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable

運命 judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation

指示 prescribe; rule as a dictator

色素 a substance used to color materials

抑止 keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

鍾乳洞 protective drip that is made of stone; Calcium carbonate in the form of a stalactite;  filtering-stone

ジレンマ predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

ダイエット nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods

ドナー giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund

赤字 inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

ディスク flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals

反対者 one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement