4000 CPE Vocabulary List

エッセイ composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper

お祭り a day or period of time for feasting and celebration

煽る try to stir up public opinion; promote the growth of; apply warm lotion to

哀歌 poem or song expressing lamentation;  mournful poem

見積 capable of being estimated or valued

除去 act of removing or getting rid of something

熱烈な extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning

不屈 bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack

不屈 bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack

裂 a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface

校正 correction of errors; removal of errors; alteration intended to improve

見積 capable of being estimated or valued

飛び地 country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another

問題 open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead

無気力にさせる weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve

エントリ admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record

境界 an outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates

エントリ admission; entrance; item inserted in a written record

熱烈な extremely hot; eager; impassioned; burning

耳に心地良い pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound

耳に心地良い pleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound

フェリー come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light

比喩は not literal, but metaphorical;  not with their basic meaning but with a more imaginative meaning

飛び地 country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another

飛び地 country or part of a country lying wholly within boundaries of another

素朴な unrefined; crude or indecent; of this world; worldly

フィクスチャ commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place

骨抜き take away a vital or essential part of

愚か foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way

エッセイ composition of any particular subject, usually shorter than a formal paper

裂 a long narrow opening; long narrow depression in a surface

評釈 explanation; interpretation, especially of biblical or religious text

骨抜き take away a vital or essential part of

フェリー come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light

展開 become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details

フィクスチャ commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place

無気力にさせる weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve

大喜びする rejoice; feel extreme happiness

エクセル be superior; distinguish oneself

抹消 cancel; remove; erase or strike out