4000 CPE Vocabulary List

顔をしかめる facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust

滑空 slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

大げさ speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy

否定する speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true

しわがれ声 having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound

快楽 one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

大食い excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity

歩行 manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving; walk; the rate of moving

氷 like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow

やすい impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent

梁 the beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as main horizontal support in building

勇まし the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous

快楽 one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life

密封 sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

湿気 containing a high amount of water or water vapor

服装 costume; clothes of a particular type

ゴーシュ awkward or lacking in social graces; coarse and uncouth

勇まし the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous

グラフ chart; a drawing illustrating the relations

ヒンジ a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

有害 damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

胚 containing seeds of later development; creative

密封 sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

ヒンジ a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

密封 sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

ハザード something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk

グラマラス attractive excitingly and especially; charming

大食い excess in eating; the extravagant indulgence of the appetite for food; voracity

金メッキ coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

硬化 become hard or harder

滑空 slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner

馬鍬は tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth

有害 damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

ヒンジ a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

睨み付ける look at with a fixed gaze; angry stare

やすい impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent

前兆 forerunner; an indication of the approach of something or someone

顔をしかめる facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust

馬鍬は tool of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of timber or metal crossing each other and set with iron or wooden teeth

模索 search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way