4000 CPE Vocabulary List

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

ハンディキャップ cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder

勇敢 courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

雹 call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously

策略 chess move in which the player sacrifices minor pieces to obtain an advantageous position

小槌 hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

ハチドリ tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills

お粥 liquid food made by boiling oatmeal

牧人 owner or keeper of a herd or herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle

ジャイブ mock; laugh at with contempt and derision

グラズは scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage

域 entire range; all notes in musical scale

硬化 become hard or harder

調和 correspond; sing or play in harmony; go together

小槌 hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

ジャイブ mock; laugh at with contempt and derision

突風 windy or stormy; given to sudden bursts of passion; excitable; irritable

怪しげ distance around something; circumference; size; bulk

ガラス an article of tableware made of glass

ハチドリ tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills

硬化 become hard or harder

陳腐な repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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

格闘 wrestle; come to grips with; seize firmly, as with the hands

粉砕 crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

陳腐な repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

カモメ the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

やつれた wasted away; showing wearing effects of overwork or suffering

ゴージャス dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent

牧人 owner or keeper of a herd or herds; one employed in tending a herd of cattle

工芸品 a work produced by hand labor

雹 call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously

硬化 become hard or harder

ホバークラフト a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines

温和 friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner

工芸品 a work produced by hand labor

有害 damaging; noxious; detrimental; dangerous

湧出 flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

勇敢 courtly; lively and spirited; having or displaying great dignity or nobility

雹 call for; salute; greet; praise vociferously