4000 CAE Vocabulary List

寝室 small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room

膨らみ cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

片言 talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds

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

膨らみ cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude

ハゲ hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

恐喝 extortion of money or value from a person by threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information

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

手すり handrail, especially on a staircase

ブーム deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving

曲げ determined to do or have

さわやか mild and pleasant; fragrant

冗談 good-humored, playful conversation

道化 humming or droning sound; a buzz; jumble or confused heap; confusion

片言 talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds

岩 a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil

奇妙 fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

花束 small cluster or arrangement of flowers; an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

毛布 heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing

理髪店 haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards

バッチ quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

曲げ determined to do or have

宴会 feast; entertainment of eating and drinking

ボイコット refrain from buying or using

冗談 good-humored, playful conversation

ベーコン back and sides of a pig salted and smoked

バランス hold or carry in equilibrium

ビーバー amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur

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

当たり障り lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable

ハゲ hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering

恩人 gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help

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

バーベキュー a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

飲料 harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious

バリア obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

寝室 small room, especially in which a lady may retire to be alone or to receive intimate friends; a lady's private room

虚勢 defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery

片言 talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds

当たり障り lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable