4000 CPE Vocabulary List

開始 the first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start

協調 planned or accomplished together; combined

共食い the practice of eating the flesh of your kind

撤回 cancel; revoke command or order; order or direct in opposition to; prohibit; forbid

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

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

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

検討 a considerate and thoughtful act

impale joking;  use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule

ヘアスタイル hairstyle; head-dress; manner of arranging or dressing hair

共食い the practice of eating the flesh of your kind

座標 bring order and organization to; harmonize

調味料 seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper

雑用 a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

キャノピー covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed

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

キュビスム an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

論争 contentious speech act; argument

噴石 partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame

カースト any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies

分類 declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories

懲らしめる criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to the publication

ザッ casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

論争 contentious speech act; argument

キャノピー covering; umbrella; a cover fixed over a seat or bed

噴石 partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in which fire is extinct; hot coal without flame

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

会話 chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts

陰謀 one who engages in a conspiracy; plotter

一致 happening at the same time; simultaneous

難癖をつける criticize for petty or frivolous reasons; raise trivial objections

調味料 seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper

文化 all the knowledge and values shared by a society; foster; the raising of plants or animals

共食い the practice of eating the flesh of your kind

座標 bring order and organization to; harmonize

気分 overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride

コミュニケーション the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

検討 a considerate and thoughtful act

委託 give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another

子音 compatible; in agreement or harmony with