4000 CPE Vocabulary List

従順 easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile

危険 dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray

神学 science of God or religion

じらす tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

証言 writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of one's character, good conduct, ability

爪 claw of a bird of prey; part of the lock that key presses to shoot bolt

腫れ上がった swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language

タペストリー a heavy textile with a woven design

危険 dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray

退屈 dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom

糖蜜 remedy against poison; writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental; pale cane syrup

鋭い forceful, effective, and vigorous; sharp or keen

透明 partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen

退屈 dullness owing to length or slowness; boredom

休眠 having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed

希薄 long and thin; slender; having little substance

甘ったるい overly sweet; cloyingly sentimental

茂み wood or collection of trees, shrubs

悪く言う cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame

腫れ上がった swollen; distended; excessively ornate or complex in style or language

典型的な conforming to a type; representative

臆病 fearful; demonstrating fear; weakly hesitant

書物 large volume; large and scholarly book

名ばかり nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal

希薄 long and thin; slender; having little substance

休眠 having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed

好戦 aggressiveness; ferocity; ferociously cruel actions or behavior

よろめき walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger; sway, as if about to fall

トリクル条約 flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip

じらす tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

茂み wood or collection of trees, shrubs

炎熱 passionate; hot or scorching; hurried or rapid

塔 a building that is exceptionally high in proportion to its width and length; tall, slender structure

不安 state of alarm or dread; nervous apprehension;  involuntary trembling or quivering

したがって、 consequently; hence; for that reason

名ばかり nominal holding of the title without obligations; existing in name only; nominal

等しい equivalent in effect or value

茂み wood or collection of trees, shrubs

神学 science of God or religion

悪く言う cause disgrace to by malicious and false statements; hold up or expose to ridicule or calumny; defame