4000 CPE Vocabulary List

慎重 cautious; careful about one's own interests

沈殿 rash; moving rapidly and heedlessly; speeding headlong; occurring suddenly

公布 proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication

骨の折れる extremely careful and diligent work or effort; taking of pains

発作 a sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease

支持者 one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer

著名 conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known

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

はじめに something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay

貧民 very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity

洞察力のある having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute

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

枕 a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

信心深さは religious devotion and reverence to God; devout act, thought, or statement; godliness

著名 conspicuous; immediately noticeable; sticking out; widely known

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

はじめに something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay

頂点 peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak

パラレル being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction

貧民 very poor person; one living on or eligible for public charity

断片 by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually

穏やか peaceful; tranquil; calm or quiet

公準 essential premise; the underlying assumption

問合せ inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation

放火狂 person with insane desire to set things on fire

論争 aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious

問合せ inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation

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

パラレル being an equal distance apart everywhere; having the same tendency or direction

壮大 impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous

問合せ inquiry; doubt in mind; mental reservation

排除 make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate

盗用 steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own

優勢 most frequent or common; having superior power and influence

弟子 a person guided and protected by a more prominent person

断片 by a small amount at a time; in stages; gradually

飲む drink with relish; swallow hurriedly or greedily

洞察力のある having keen insight; mentally perceptive; astute

はじめに something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or written as introductory to a book or essay

前兆 omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event