4000 CPE Vocabulary List

話題 confusion of activity and gossip; the sound of rapid vibration

牧歌 rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation

誹謗 rebuke or scold angrily and at length

バードバロック complex or bizarre, especially in ornamentation; irregular in shape

失っ deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss

二院制 composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

弾幕 artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

曲げる using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency

会計係 treasurer or keeper of funds; purser or treasurer of college or other community

当惑させる confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol

バリケード hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle

二院制 composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

ブイ a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position

隠す make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

豊か abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

もうける produce; give rise to

荒廃 suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

ブイ a float, especially a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position

当惑させる confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol

大げさ pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

荒廃 suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled

大げさ pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

もうける produce; give rise to

失っ deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss

盆 the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

輝き cleverness; great skill or intelligence

空白 advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being; welfare; gain

失策 mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner

冗談の多い good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone

遺言 leave to someone by a will; hand down

大げさ pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning

自治区 an incorporated town that is not a city; a town, or a division of a large town

弾幕 artificial obstruction; a heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles

がっしり having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef; fleshy; muscular in build; strong or muscular

二院制 composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches

当惑させる confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol

平凡 obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality

ボード a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose

気前のよい liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously liberal; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts

渦巻く swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms