4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

drawing; picture or design in paint; the action of applying paint to a surface

spot; locate or identify with precision

act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play

march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display

push; driving force; an act of propelling

outline; a biographical sketch

drawing; picture or design in paint; the action of applying paint to a surface

incomplete; fragmentary; favoring one person or side over another or others

a tiny piece of anything

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

hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense

spot; locate or identify with precision

clutch; squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or other edges

having no equal; incomparable

natural inclination; tendency or preference; predilection

a tiny piece of anything

robber on seas; one who by open violence takes the property of another on seas

move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder

plea; formal message requesting something

of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic

quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

apparatus or model representing the solar system; museum in which images of stars are projected onto a domed ceiling

make such as is required; give added or requisite qualities to; make legally capable

usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family

act of giving a false appearance; imaginative intellectual play

put out a fire; extinguish;  put an end to; destroy

hunt or catch; victimize or make a profit at someone else's expense

a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into

having no equal; incomparable

move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder

a person who helps to organize or finance an event; active supporter or advocate

open up an area or prepare a way; settle a region

ornament, hanging from a necklace; one of a matched pair; a companion piece

of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic

having no equal; incomparable

of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic

outline; a biographical sketch

quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after