4000 CPE Vocabulary List

a. 禁欲 leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
The wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders.

v. せい inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
Other people ascribe his exclusion from the canon to an unsubtle form of racism.

a. 無菌 preventing infection; having cleansing effect
Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic conditions.

a. 灰色 ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes
Her face was ashen with fear.

a. 愚か utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
Your asinine remarks prove that you have not given this problem any serious consideration.

a. 横目 with a sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes
Looking askance at her questioner, she displayed her scorn.

ad. 斜め turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle
When he placed his hat askew upon his head, his observers laughed.

n. アスペリティ the sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate
These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed.

v. 演算窒息 deprive of oxygen to the extent of producing death or severe symptoms; suffocate
Carbon monoxide could build up and make you sick or even asphyxiate you.

n. 大望 one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position
Although I am an aspirant for public office, I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.

n. 誤嚥 ambition; something that you hope to achieve
The basic aspiration is that culture should serve as a rallying point for nation-building - in practice, neither the finances nor the security conditions seem very favorable.

v. 襲撃する assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
These days nightmares assail him regularly.

n. 暴行 a violent attack; an onslaught
He's charged with interfering with the performance of a flight crew by assault or intimidation.

v. セイ analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to the test
When they assay the ore, they find that they have discovered a very rich vein.

n. 群集 a group of persons together in one place
Ranged on benches down the sides of the room, the eighty girls sat motionless and erect; a quaint assemblage appeared, all with plain locks combed from their faces.

v. 同意 express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
It gives me great pleasure to assent to your request.

v. 主張 declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
If you quit acting like a wimp and assert yourself a bit more, you'd improve your chances of getting a date.

a. 満 positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory
Patterson seems like a decent fellow, but lacking in assertive leadership skills.

v. 評価 estimate  value; judge worth of something
They say that they lack both the money and the resources to deploy officials across the country to assess each ferry's safety.

n. 評価 act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
Key to this assessment is the critical geographical fact that North Korea is adjacent to South Korea, an affluent democracy.