4000 CPE Vocabulary List

痙攣 unnatural and violent contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body; any violent and irregular motion

甲 hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

ガランガラン loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

チョップ hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

彫刻は make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt

チョップ hew; cut by striking with a heavy sharp tool, such as an ax

厳しい critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

比較 similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with

怒った hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger

槽 reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses

候補 contestant you hope to defeat

リズム rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat

気候の small exclusive group of friends or associates

槽 reservoir or water tank; a vessel to hold water for household uses

腐食 destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

腐食 the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay

腐食 destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away

腐食 the process of corroding, or metal that has been corroded; decay

甘やかす treat gently; cook in water just below boiling point

乗っ取る force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

思考 act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity

説得 power of proving or of producing belief; quality of being highly probable or convincing; force; credibility

確認 additional proof that something that was believed

彫刻は make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt

凝固 cause transformation of liquid into or as if into soft, semisolid, or solid mass

同盟 alliance; a situation in which states or people join together for a particular purpose,

思考 act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity

組み合わせ an arrangement in a particular order; union

厳しい critical; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure

可燃 capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

塊 cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading

彫刻は make something by cutting into especially wood or stone; sculpt

照合 examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order

筆記体 flowing, as writing letters joined one to another without raising pen; running

輪郭 the shape of a mass of land or other objects, especially its surface formed by its outer edge; outline

乗っ取る force into military service; take for public use; seize for military use; take arbitrarily or by force

気まぐれ fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly

ガランガラン loud, resounding noise; sharp, metallic, ringing sound; resonant, clanging sound

比較 similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with

破損 illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power