4000 CPE Vocabulary List

衝動 marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate

怪しい unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious

呼び出し prayer for help; calling upon as reference or support

判断 decision; the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions

乱暴な not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages

鋭い acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally

怪しい unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious

陽気 merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive

内輪もめ mutually destructive; equally devastating to both sides

矛盾 state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness

現職 impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses

並置 act of positioning close together; side-by-side position

取り入る become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable

独創的な clever; having the inventive or cunning mind

鉄壁 invulnerable; able to withstand attack

キオスク small structure, often open on one or more sides, used as a newsstand or booth

イノーギュレイト start; initiate; induct into office by a formal ceremony

不敬 irreverent; lacking due respect or dutifulness

純情な少女 innocent  girl or young woman; actress who plays such parts

吸収する drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

取り入る become popular with; make agreeable or acceptable

巨人 the overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path

発生 bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into

克服 overwhelming; incapable of being passed over or overcome

インクイジター questioner, especially who is excessively rigorous or harsh; investigator

違和感 quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

鋭い acute; incisive; sharp; express grief verbally

動じない unshakably calm; placid; incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted

独創的な clever; having the inventive or cunning mind

激怒 enrage; make furious or mad with anger

発生 bring upon oneself; become liable to; acquire or come into

情報 ability to comprehend; understand and profit from experience; intellect; the power of cognition

研究軽率 lacking caution; injudicious; not attentive to consequence

非現実的である concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use

乱暴な not temperate or moderate; excessive, especially in the use of alcoholic beverages

現職 impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses

興味深い attractive; capable of arousing interest or curiosity; engaging

繰り返し say, state, or perform again; repeat

非現実的である concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use

個人は a belief in the importance of the individual and personal independence