4000 CPE Vocabulary List

引退器用 skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill

論争的な argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

あばく expose as false, exaggerated, worthless; ridicule

美味しい delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

奪う deny; take something take away

胚 in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

退廃的 self-indulgent; moral decay

引き出し a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out

落とす reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

減速 slow down the rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

覆う pretend; hide feelings from other people

大胆な bold; brave and taking risks

宣言 announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement

ドグマ a fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs; doctrine

退廃 process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay

下り坂 downward slope, as of a hill

引き出し a boxlike container in a piece of furniture, made so as to slide in and out

宣言 announcement; explicit  statement; a formal public statement

劣化 reduce level; lower grade of something

荒廃 an event that results in destruction;  the state of being decayed or destroyed

覆う pretend; hide feelings from other people

非難 condemn openly; criticize; make known in a formal manner

凹み cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface

論争的な argumentative; fond of arguing; inclined to dispute

物悲し sad; cheerless; gloomy; hopeless or not expecting

廃止 express disapproval of; protest against; belittle

時代遅れ lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned

ドキュメント confirmation that some fact or statement is true

美味しい delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

暴飲暴食 corrupt; seduce from virtue

誘導体 unoriginal; derived from another source

放電 act of removing a load or burden; the act of shooting or firing a projectile or weapon; emission

砂漠 an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon

劣化 reduce level; lower grade of something

延性 easily influenced; flexible; pliable

大胆な bold; brave and taking risks

延性 easily influenced; flexible; pliable

胚 in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

大胆な bold; brave and taking risks

説得 persuade not to do; discourage