4000 CPE Vocabulary List

同情 feel or express pity or sympathy for

暗渠 artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road

impale joking;  use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule

チル cool; freeze; a feeling of cold

自己満足 arrogance; satisfaction; feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

囲いひねくれた characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical

キメラ fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative

痙攣 unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion

コンサバトリー greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art

当然 natural consequence or effect; result

拍手 applaud;  slap; strike together with a sharp sound, as one hard surface on another

シャーシ rectangular frame attached  working parts, as of an automobile

炭 a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a very dark gray color

コイル a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes

適合 comply with; follow; fit; meet

コミカル arousing or provoking laughter

impale joking;  use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule

先天性 present at birth; inborn; innate

ザル bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods

痙攣 unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion

ザル bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods

痙攣 unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion

先天性 present at birth; inborn; innate

妥協 adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of

お騒がせ speaking and repeating loud words; calling or demanding loudly or urgently

彫刻 cutting away parts to create the desired shape

コンセプト beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving

ザル bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods

肥満 very fat; large in the body; overweight

暗渠 artificial channel for water; sewer or drain crossing under the road

ザル bowl-shaped strainer used to wash or drain foods

収縮 act of decreasing something in size or volume or quantity or scope

挫傷 injury that doesn't break the skin

収束 approach; tend to meet; come together

意地の悪い人 an ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions

深紅 of a rich deep red color inclining to purple

先天性 present at birth; inborn; innate

収束 approach; tend to meet; come together

同情 feel or express pity or sympathy for

びくとも劣等生 perverse; unwilling to be helpful, or annoying