4000 CAE Vocabulary List

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

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

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

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

v. 日食 darken; exceed in importance; outweigh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

a. 不気味 suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

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

n. 効果 efficiency; quality of being effective

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

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

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

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

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