4000 CAE Vocabulary List

洞窟 small cave, usually with attractive features

abrogate dwarf; a fabled race of dwarflike creatures who live underground

毛 cut or chop with repeated blows; break up the surface of; gain access to a computer illegally or without authorization

寛容 noble birth; quality of being noble; noble-mindedness; liberality in giving

温和 friendly; cordial; having a pleasant or friendly disposition or manner

遺伝学 branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

めまい lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted

粉砕 crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

たわ言 unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling

めまい lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted

出没 be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

偽善 pretending to be virtuous; deceiving

めまい lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted

ヘリウム kind of gas they were using to fill the balloon

半球 halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle

ギロチン a device consisting of a heavy blade held aloft between upright guides and dropped to behead the victim below

把握 seizing; embracing; catching; exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious

不機嫌 unhappy or irritable, particularly applied to babies and children or adults who are acting childishly

たわ言 unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling

ショウガ plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies

ヘッジファンド thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes

毛 cut or chop with repeated blows; break up the surface of; gain access to a computer illegally or without authorization

壮大 quality or condition of being grand; magnificence

重力 seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies

毛 cut or chop with repeated blows; break up the surface of; gain access to a computer illegally or without authorization

ハイブ box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and habitation of a swarm of honeybees

グリップ hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match

口止め make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of

たわ言 unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling

消火栓 a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug

毛 cut or chop with repeated blows; break up the surface of; gain access to a computer illegally or without authorization

粉砕 crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

ぶ bump; arch one's back

出没 be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb

隠者 a person who retires from society and lives in solitude; anchoret, especially, one who so lives from religious motives

厳しい by an effort to the point of exhaustion, especially physical effort

めまい lacking seriousness; dizzy; frivolous and lighthearted

口止め make silent or quiet; keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of

たわ言 unintelligible or nonsensical talk or writing; babbling

離れないは continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable