4000 CPE Vocabulary List

顕 open the mouth wide; yawn from sleepiness, weariness, or dullness

誇張 the figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis; overstatement

系譜を account or history of the descent of person or family from an ancestor; lineage

ホイスト raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink

胚 containing seeds of later development; creative

全盛期 period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age

小槌 hammer-like tool; small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge

不運 without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy

勇まし the quality of being brave when something is difficult or dangerous

グルメ a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

ホイスト raise; lift; elevate; raise to one's mouth to drink

大げさ speaking or expressed in lofty style; using high sounding language; overly wordy

目隠しをする deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude

割り complain or grumble; seek or shoot grouse

全盛期 period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age

休止 sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state

目隠しをする deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude

癒し cure;  make or get healthy again

飾る decorate with ornamental appendages

不運 without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy

庵 a place where one can live in seclusion; home of one isolated from society for religious reasons

湿気 containing a high amount of water or water vapor

やせ very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold; barren

グルメ a person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink

異端 unorthodox; unconventional; not in agreement with accepted beliefs, especially in church doctrine

顆粒 form into grains or small masses; make rough on the surface

用語集 a brief explanation of words often placed at the back of a book

やすい impressive from inherent grandeur; large and impressive, in size, scope, or extent

園芸 cultivation of plants

ごった煮 jumble; a mixture of ill-suited elements; something made up of miscellaneous

チップ something given freely or without recompense; free gift; a present

グリーニング gather; collect; pick up

目隠しをする deceive; take in by deceptive means; delude

湿気 containing a high amount of water or water vapor

サイチョウ bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a huge bill surmounted by a bony protuberance

グリーニング gather; collect; pick up

休止 sleep throughout winter; be in an inactive or dormant state

はしゃぎ great enjoyable or amusing activity

サイチョウ bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a huge bill surmounted by a bony protuberance

傲慢 excessive pride or self-confidence