4000 FCE Vocabulary List

縮退 become worse; decline; fall

決定 act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination

日付 mark the time of; assign a date to

解体 act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying

解体 act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying

探偵 investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

詐欺 attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing

民主主義 a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people

遅延 act later than planned; put off; adjournment

縮退 become worse; decline; fall

控えめ free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

重労働 hard, monotonous routine work

重労働 hard, monotonous routine work

ドナー giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund

欠損 scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health

解体 raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to

詐欺 attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing

邪魔 cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle

解体 act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying

陰鬱 gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless

迂回 distract; withdraw money and move into a different location

消化 the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body

剥奪 poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away

凹み cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface

耐久性 lasting; long-lasting; enduring

個別 clearly noticeable; separate and different

控えめ free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

派生 obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of

住人 a person who inhabits a particular place

縮退 become worse; decline; fall

明確 fixed; exact; having distinct limits

探偵 investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

消化 the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body

ほのぼの vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly

排水 emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid

ドレイン draw out; flow out; waste

明確 fixed; exact; having distinct limits

陰鬱 gloomy; dismal; dark, colorless, or cheerless

控えめ free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

変形 change shape by stress; become misshapen; make formless