4000 CAE Vocabulary List

earring:
n. 恍惚 ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of the ear, with or without a pendant

eavesdrop:
v. 女々しい stand under eaves, near a window or door, to listen to what is said within doors; listen secretly

eccentric:
a. 偏心 departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

echelon:
n. 自己中心的な level or rank in an organization, profession, or society; formation of troops, ships

eclipse:
v. 日食 darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

economy:
n. 経済学 efficient use of resources; reduction in cost; a specific type of economic system

ecstasy:
n. エクスタシー intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion

ecstatic:
a. ニレ pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion

eddy:
n. 渦 swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current

edentate:
n. 貧歯類の動物 having few teeth; lacking teeth

edible:
a. 食用 eatable; the substance that can be used as a food

educated:
a. 教育 informed; learned; having an education, especially one above the average

eerie:
a. 不気味 suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

effective:
a. 効果 efficient; productive; producing a strong impression or response

effectiveness:
n. 効果 efficiency; quality of being effective

efficiency:
n. 効率 effectiveness; quality or property of being efficient; the ratio of useful output to the total input in any system

efficient:
a. 効率 effective; acting directly to produce an effect; exhibiting a high ratio of output to input

effort:
n. 努力 the exertion of strength or power, whether physical or mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object

eggshell:
n. 卵殻 the thin, brittle, exterior covering of the egg of a bird or reptile; pale yellow to yellowish-white

egotistical:
a. 自分勝手 excessively self-centered; self-important