4000 CPE Vocabulary List

負 adverse; involving disadvantage or harm; pessimistic

軽快な light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift

尼寺 house in which nuns reside; cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious vows

出しゃばる push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude

数値 act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

造語 new or newly invented word or phrase

海上親族嗅神経 relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell

不透明 impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster

消し去る destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

子孫 descendant; the young of an animal

頭 small mug or cup; unit of liquid measure equal to one-quarter of a pint; human head

縁故主義を favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities

最適化 most favorable or advantageous

軽快な light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift

オラトリオ musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text

威圧 unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh

オラトリオ musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text

完全 altogether; entirely; without reservation or exception

ノイズ多面的な素人は amateur; not professional

服装 association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization

軽快な light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; swift

頑固 hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to a persuasion

消し去る destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

検眼 a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses

虚無主義者 one who believes traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic

条例 decree; authoritative command or order

新生 incipient; coming into existence; emerging

閉塞 act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult

出しゃばる push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude

楽観 act of choosing; power or freedom to choose

装飾 decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

全能 all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force

遊牧民 leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled

服装 association of persons, especially a military unit or a business organization

新生 incipient; coming into existence; emerging

オフショア at some distance from the shore

縁故主義を favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities

海上親族嗅神経 relating to, or contributing to a sense of smell

悪評 known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame

閉塞 act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult