4000 CPE Vocabulary List

ロビー a group of people who try  to influence legislation; hall; room; a large entrance or reception room or area

苦しい生活を送る lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor

流星 any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hit the earth's atmosphere

ニーモニック assisting, or intended to assist the memory

無気力 inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

冶金学 about art or skill of removing metals from ores

ランプシェードは a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view

魔法 any art that invokes supernatural powers

突進 quick forward dive or reach; thrust

decimateは strict disciplinarian; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules

蛇行 follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction

マドリガル song for two or three unaccompanied voices; short poem, often about love, suitable for being set to music

叙情詩 a short poem of songlike; expressing deep personal emotion

豊か abundant; rich and splendid; fertile

誤称 error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object

は、印象的な全体付き合う be all mixed up or jumbled together

冶金学 about art or skill of removing metals from ores

不器用 showing lack of skill; clumsy or awkward

麝香 having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet

悪臭 foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

無気力 inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

公約 public declaration of principles; statement of policy

称賛に値する deserving of praise; worthy of high praise

ニーモニック assisting, or intended to assist the memory

限界 of or pertaining to a margin; written or printed in the margin

下剤 having a tendency to loosen or relax.

委任 authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory

豊か abundant; rich and splendid; fertile

光沢 giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having a brilliant surface

発光 shining; emitting light, especially emitting self-generated light

チームメイト a fellow member of a team

悪臭 foul-smelling; having bad or offensive odor

麝香 having an odor of musk, a secretion produced by certain animals, such as otter or civet

苦しい生活を送る lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor

家長 a woman who rules a family, clan, or tribe; highly respected woman who is a mother

ランプシェードは a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view

好色 vigorously passionate; excessive desire, especially in sexual activity

多数 a great number; many

人間嫌い one who hates or mistrusts mankind

蛇行 follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction