4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

exercising power or authority; currently ruling or holding a position

famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities

hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows

receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position

receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position

marked by new or introducing radical change

excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering

feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry

exercising power or authority; currently ruling or holding a position

gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley

period of your life after you have stopped work at a certain age

memory; remembrance; the power of recalling ideas to the mind

the drawback, as with fear or pain; spring back

a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent

frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound

exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy

chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water

receiver; one that receives or is receptive

words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of

tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems

exercising power or authority; currently ruling or holding a position

exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy

put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide

famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities

extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense

determination; resolving to do something; a formal statement of a decision

state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict

repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor

extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense

dependence; certainty based on experience

move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer

loud low, dull, continuous noise; the fight between rival gangs of adolescents

repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor

remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away

marked by new or introducing radical change

state of refreshing tranquility; an act of making less strict

restore from a depression; renew

extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense

remnant; something left after other parts have been taken away