4000 CAE Vocabulary List

叙情 lyrically; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing

嘆き grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply

形而上学 without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural

労働 effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth

法医学 relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical

ロビー a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area

模擬 treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of

陽気 look sideways or obliquely, now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent

凡例 explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times

労働 effort expended on a particular task; the act of a mother giving birth; time period during which mother gives birth

メッカ careful; restrained; calculated; deliberate; regular in rhythm and number

雑種 progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds; anything of mixed breed

エッチ lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

満期 state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; the arrival of the time fixed for payment

小人 an extremely small person who is otherwise normally proportioned; small version of something

形而上学 without material form or substance; based on abstract reasoning; highly abstract or theoretical; supernatural

メロン juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy

レガシー a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

法医学 relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical

明快 easily understood; clear; intelligible

擬態 imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

住宅ローン transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan

レガシー a gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor

情けない causing shock or horror; gruesome

位牌 a place, especially a funeral home, where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation

環境 environment; person's social setting or environment

叙情 lyrically; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing

芝生 landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow

メイス a ceremonial staff bore or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body; heavy fighting club

擬態 imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

小人 an extremely small person who is otherwise normally proportioned; small version of something

中途半端 an imaginary place for lost or neglected things; state of being disregarded or forgotten

エッチ lustful;  indecent; suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

メロン juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon;  plant that produces the fruit juicy

法医学 relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical

ロビー a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area

記念 monument; short note or abstract, intended for a registry, exhibiting the particulars of a deed

パントマイム act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate

擬態 imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking

母体 motherly; relating to mother or motherhood