4000 CAE Vocabulary List

樹皮 a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

対決 move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

電球 the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball

官僚 over-regulated administrative system

ぼかし something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

ねたむ resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of

乱闘 fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party

バーター trade goods or services without the exchange of money

バックル fold or collapse; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

二国間 explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

残忍な like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

蝶 insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings

男爵 title or degree of nobility

残忍な like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

露骨な flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive

バンプ impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow

暗い cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

偽 counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine

ぼかし something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

脆性 easily broken; having little elasticity

けなす disparage or depreciate; put down

冗談 good-humored, playful conversation

対決 move off; move or stir slightly; alter a position or attitude

苦味 make or pronounce holy; consecrate; make happy

クリーム something that relieves pain

試合 a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness

ヒット something, such as a film or book that sustains widespread popularity; high-explosive bomb

脆性 easily broken; having little elasticity

バイアス favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced

偽 counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine

暗い cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

ブレーキ a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

むちゃ a short period of excessive consumption; rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol

冗談 good-humored, playful conversation

残忍な like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless

試合 a contest between antagonists; contest or fight; a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness

バイアス favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced

有利 helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

たくましい husky; muscular and heavily built

厚かましい having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless