4000 FCE Vocabulary List

衰退 change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state

不快 expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable

紛争 argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate

控えめ free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

凹み cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface

決定的 final; complete; precisely defined or explicit

ドナー giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund

ドキュメンタリー film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents

探偵 investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

依存性 reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency

崩壊 fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles

不満 dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind

ドナー giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund

劣化 reduce level; lower grade of something

決定 act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination

溶解 melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish

衰退 change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state

崩壊 decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence

破壊 havoc; event that completely destroys something

ドラッグカバー fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively

溶解 melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish

ディメンション a measure of spatial extent, especially width, height, or length; size; aspect; element

矮星 cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of

探偵 investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence

ダム a barrier to prevent the flow of liquid, specially built across a watercourse

図 graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan

ディスク flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals

不満 dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind

消化 the process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body

崩壊 fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles

工夫 form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will

溶解 melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish

派生 obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of

憂鬱 causing gloom or depression; dreary; somber; melancholy

決定 act of making or arriving at a decision; putting an end to; termination

紛争 argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate

寄付 grant; an act of giving to a fund or cause

ディスク flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals

溶解 melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish

ドラマ play; literary work intended for theater