4000 CPE Vocabulary List

発掘 bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover

不格好 awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture

正当性を立証 clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

おどけた witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

高揚熱意 intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

属国 grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant

詩 writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry

不当 having no justification; groundless; not guaranteed to be good, sound, or of a certain quality

ユニバーサル affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide

腹話術 one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing

扱い difficult to use or handle because of size or weight, or shape; lacking grace in movement or posture

信奉者 one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity

春分 related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

番狂わせ concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

おどけた witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky

混乱 turmoil; bewildering jumble; confused mass

ウール dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals

空 space or place that is available to be used; emptiness

保管庫 arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground

気まぐれ determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious

放浪 a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range

真実 truth, fact, or reality, especially enduring religious or ethical truth

天頂 point directly overhead in the sky; summit

ぱっとしないを unattractive; unimpressive or unremarkable; dull and ordinary

高揚熱意 intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

放浪 a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range

由緒 deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored

属国 grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of superior; feudatory; feudal tenant

保管庫 arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; burial chamber usually underground

腹話術 one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing

由緒 deserving high respect; impressive because of age; profoundly honored

毒舌を振るう marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

野菜 any of numerous herbaceous plants to eat in a meal

毒舌を振るう marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

バウチセイフ guarantee as safe; secure; promise or agree condescendingly, as a special favor; permit

発掘 bring up out of the earth; dig up; bring to public notice; uncover

ささいな pardonable; able to be forgiven; trivial

詩 writing that is arranged in short lines with a regular rhythm; poetry

気まぐれ determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; capricious

放浪 a person without home or job; bird found outside its species' usual range