4000 CPE Vocabulary List

装飾 a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail

潮 fall away or back; decline or recede; fall back from the flood stage

フラックス flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat

表現 showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative

偏心 departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern

そばかす small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin

活性化 give energy to; make forceful and active; supply with an electric current

可能 capable of being accomplished or brought about

侵食 corrosion; a gradual decline of something

税 cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting

省略 omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission

暗黙 imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in an ornamental way

表現 showing what someone thinks or feels; indicative

シナリオ scold with biting harshness; strip the skin off; abrade

跳ね回る full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry

雄弁 powerful and effective language; persuasive speech

肥料 any substance used to make the soil more fertile

弾性 springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition

エミュレート be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel

亜麻 a plant of the genus Linum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers

占い the arrival of something suddenly or unexpectedly; chance; accident; luck

紅葉 masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches

傾斜 tending to call up emotions, memories

騒動 great excitement; public disorder or uproar

悪化 increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

雄弁 powerful and effective language; persuasive speech

ズバリ properly; in a way that is suitable or appropriate under the circumstances

侵食 corrosion; a gradual decline of something

エクスパゲイト clean; remove offensive parts of book

省略 omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission

進取 full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative

傾斜 tending to call up emotions, memories

悪化 increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

飢えさせる starve, kill, or destroy with hunger; exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger

虚辞 interjection; word or phrase having no independent meaning; expression usually of surprise or anger

装飾 a superfluous ornament; elaboration by the use of decorative detail

可能 capable of being accomplished or brought about

名目 token; figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

跳ね回る full of high-spirited fun; gay; given to merry

省略 omission of words from a text; mark or series of marks used in writing to indicate omission