4000 CPE Vocabulary List

分裂 separation or division into factions; formal division or split within religious body

詐欺 cheat; one who defrauds or does a practice of defrauding others

分散を move furtively and secretly; hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner

人当たりの良さ smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness

きらめく give off sparks; shine as if emanating sparks; twinkle or glow

退屈 dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy

スカベンジャー an animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that others have discarded

統計 a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data

制裁 approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid; penalty intended to ensure compliance

設定 context and environment in which something is set

人当たりの良さ smooth and gracious in manner; quality of being sweet or pleasing to mind; agreeableness

鞘 enclose with a protective covering; encase; cover-up or hide

買収する persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury

同様 denote; mean; indicate

退屈 dull, unimaginative, and commonplace; old-fashioned; stuffy

ストイック indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

買収する persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury

催眠 sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness

足場 a temporary platform for workers; bracing framework; a platform for execution

いいかげん haphazard; careless; done hastily

スタッカート played abruptly; marked by an abrupt sharp sound

バラバラ separate; break or wrench apart

掃気 hunt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food

設定 context and environment in which something is set

柵 a strong wooden fence built around an area to defend it against attack; enclosure made with posts and stakes

シップライト the carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

格言 concise and full of meaning; using as few words as possible

羊飼い a herder of sheep; someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

口実 pretense; something intended to misrepresent

ストローク a blow; light touch; sudden loss of consciousness for brain blood vessel lacking oxygen

排除 avoid deliberately; keep away from

調味料 flavoring; spice; the act of adding seasoning to food

買収する persuade to act unlawfully, especially to commit perjury

バラバラ separate; break or wrench apart

実質 essential; not imaginary; actual or real

調味料 flavoring; spice; the act of adding seasoning to food

ストイック indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

密航者 a person who hides aboard a ship or other conveyance to obtain free passage

実質 essential; not imaginary; actual or real

な adequate; enough; being as much as is needed