4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward

inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency

one who loves and defends his or her country

authority to act for another; agent or substitute

cautious; careful about one's own interests

a place high up; an elevated place serving as a seat

having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error

foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction

originator; explorer; a person who is one of the first people to do something

extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward

most frequent or common; having superior power and influence

having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error

pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; some similar things; a full set of playing cards

endurance; steady persistence in adhering to a course of action

danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction

exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct

installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas, or sewage in a building

exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct

plea; formal message requesting something

a publication that appears at fixed intervals

the adhesive tape used in dressing wounds; a hardened surface as on a wall or ceiling

eccentricity; oddness; an odd or unusual characteristic; private ownership; proprietorship

having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons

fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech

one who has legal title to something; owner

a flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, the vessel of metal or wood for the food table

row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs

edge, especially of a round surface; the surface of a solid; circumference

foretell; serve as an omen or a warning of; indicate by prediction

a publication that appears at fixed intervals

essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality

mainly; much greater in number or influence

having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist

extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward

deep; not superficial; far-reaching

authority to act for another; agent or substitute

the craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances

exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct

having all the properties or qualities; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error

originator; explorer; a person who is one of the first people to do something