4000 CPE Vocabulary List

ハンディキャップ cause to be at a disadvantage; impede; cripple; hinder

行き当たりばったり not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance

飾る decorate with ornamental appendages

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

堆積紳士 the most powerful members of society

真っ逆さま uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst

均質 of the same or similar nature or kind

優し the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy

堆積紳士 the most powerful members of society

陳腐な repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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

異端 one who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion

胚 containing seeds of later development; creative

グリーニング gather; collect; pick up

均質 of the same or similar nature or kind

グライダー aircraft supported only by the dynamic action of air against its surfaces

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

癒し cure;  make or get healthy again

行き当たりばったり not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance

記念碑的な massive; bulky; great in size

身振り deliberate, vigorous motion or gesture

癒し cure;  make or get healthy again

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

ブヨ blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus Culex

ハチドリ tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills

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

粉砕 crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

優し the warmth of disposition and manners; kindliness; sympathy

飾る decorate with ornamental appendages

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

衛生 the degree to which people keep themselves or their environment clean; sanitation

模索 search blindly or uncertainly; reach about uncertainly; feel one's way

カモメ the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

飾る decorate with ornamental appendages

お粥 liquid food made by boiling oatmeal

粉砕 crush; scrape; reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading

カモメ the mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

行き当たりばったり not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance

調和 concordant; accordant; suitable and fitting

おしゃべり talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details