4000 CAE Vocabulary List

品格 distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

珍味 delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite; gratification or pleasure taken in anything

不快 expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable

単調 dull; lacking color; lacking in liveliness, charm, or surprise

大打撃を与える ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate

広げる make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen

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

騒動 sudden downfall; complete disaster

反省会 to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

放電 relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off

遭難 discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to

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

落葉 falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

議論の余地がある disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate

洗剤 cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

デルタ an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

劣化 humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level

故意 done with or marked by full consciousness of nature and effects; intentional

たわ言 nonsense; silly, unmeaning talk; servant; slave

決闘 combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement

反省会 to question someone after a military mission to obtain intelligence

洗剤 cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

一戸建て emotionally removed; calm and objective; apart from others; separate

乾燥 dry period; aridity; a long period of abnormally low rainfall

おとり lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger

洗剤 cleansing agent; a substance that acts similarly to soap

混乱 throw into disorder; break the array of.

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

議論の余地がある disputable; unsettled; open to doubt or debate

落葉 falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

指示 prescribe; rule as a dictator

独特 in a distinctive manner; in a way that is notable for its difference; plainly

減少 dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so

削��� erase; strike out; remove or make invisible

控えめ free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

デルタ an area of flat land where a river spreads out into several smaller rivers before entering the sea

軽蔑 expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling

落葉 falling off as of leaves; falling off or shed at specific season or stage of growth

混乱 throw into disorder; break the array of.

配置 prepared; inclined; be ready; being a particular condition of the body or health