4000 CPE Vocabulary List

言いふらす discuss lightly or glibly; exchange words heatedly

ぶっきらぼう abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly

隠す make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

口 combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture

不毛 desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

つば brink; the very top edge of a container

バーベキュー a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

バイリンガル a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

巣 tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging

バランス being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability

隠す make less visible; obscure or blur; darken with or as if with clouds

群れは large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail

呼吸 air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

遺産 inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another

グシャグシャにする wet thoroughly; stain with mud; soil or wet by dragging in the dirt, mud, moist places

不毛 desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

バン a vigorous blow; a conspicuous success

巣 tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging

虚勢 defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery

悩まさ attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

群れは large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail

ブライダル invigorating; refreshing; strengthening; imparting vitality and energy

バイリンガル a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

騒々しい rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline

戯れ teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation

バーベキュー a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

渦巻く swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

口論は engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel

渦巻く swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms

好戦 inclined or eager to fight; aggressive

死別 grievous loss; particularly, the loss of a relative or friend by death

口 combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture

簡潔 quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression

悩まさ attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in

口 combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture

ビバーク temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

失策 serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion

群れは large group; a group of animals or birds, especially larks or quail

甘言 flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart

失策 mismanage; blunder; work or act in clumsy, awkward, or blundering manner