4000 CPE Vocabulary List

引き離す gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of

ごくわずか impossible to assail; without flaws or loopholes

変える shift to clockwise direction; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

収 amount produced; crop; income on investment; the energy released by an explosion

衰退 decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

手に負えない difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly

不屈 common person, or one of the common of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born

引き離す gradually deprive infants of mother's milk; detach affections of

波状 in waves; fluctuate; having curls

ユートピア idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

騒々しい characterized by loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter

根拠 situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

植物 plants of an area or a region; plant life

声高に叫ばれる offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

ユートピア idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

浮浪児 homeless person, especially orphaned child; abandoned young animal

静脈 a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

空 space or place that is available to be used; emptiness

活力 active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force

親しみやすいが not intimidating; not making one fearful

流域 crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems

植物 plants of an area or a region; plant life

冒険 willing to try new things and take risks; bold

意識 lacking awareness; senseless; unaware

売る sell or offer for sale from place to place; sell

腹話術 one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing

迫真 appearance of truth; probability; likelihood

収 amount produced; crop; income on investment; the energy released by an explosion

手に負えない difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly

非の打ちどころ free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable

言い回し pompous array of words; overabundance of words

紛れもない悪臭を伴ってボサボサ untidy; dirty; uncared for in appearance

迫真 appearance of truth; probability; likelihood

顔 face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal

内臓 felt in one's inner organs; obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation

棚ぼた a sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain

待ち伏せる lie in wait for and attack from ambush; wait in hiding to attack; intercept unexpectedly

盗撮 a viewer who enjoys seeing sex acts or sex organs of others

悲鳴 eager bark or cry; sharp, quick bark or cry caused by fear or pain

活力 active strength of body or mind; imaginative, lively style, especially style of writing; the exertion of force