4000 CPE Vocabulary List

なだめる appease or pacify; bring peace to

枕 a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

捕食 an animal that lives by preying on other animals; a person who robs or exploits others

賛辞 formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment

物思い deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative

融通が利かない one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning

パノラマ related to unobstructed and comprehensive view; with a wide view

枕 a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

寄生 having the nature or habits of a parasite that takes advantage of others without useful return

板 a long, narrow, flat piece of wood or similar material, of the type used for making floors

背信 act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of the trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery

着手 communication using gesture and facial expression

仮定 assume the existence of; put forward, as for consideration or study; suggest

節約 extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

信心 devout; religious; exhibiting a strict, traditional sense of virtue and morality

舗装 coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface

浸透 spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter

ウズラ any of various small game birds of the family Phasianidae of the family Odontophoridae

賛辞 formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment

哀愁 tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings

多作 producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile

融通が利かない one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning

期間 an amount of time; a fixed time during the life of a person or in history

普及 pervading; spread throughout every part

着手 communication using gesture and facial expression

振り子 a body suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum

物思い deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative

部分 incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others

原始 ancient; primitive; belonging to the first or earliest age; original or ancient

多作 producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile

称する assumed to be such; supposed; rumored

物思い deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative

顔料 a substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter

浸透 spread gradually; cause the liquid to pass through small holes; filter

舗装 coat; cover an area of ground with a hard, flat surface

汗 process of the sweat glands of skin secreting a salty fluid

称する assumed to be such; supposed; rumored

後援は sponsorship; support; state of being a sponsor

音声 branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes, including its production and perception

ピボールド mottled; spotted or patched, especially in black and white