4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid

rays of the sun

a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society

import or export without paying customs duties

pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings

edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

flexible; moving and bending with ease

ironic; expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds

man who speaks on behalf of another or others

knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student

excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion

hard to find; absent or rare; limited

to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly

property of containing salt

unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage

a small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant

excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious; worship of a false god; false religion

kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate

the power of a country to control its own government

a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo

of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction

physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness; enduring strength and energy

protective covering or structure; protect; guard

lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish

hardly; barely; only just

the meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell

of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction

import or export without paying customs duties

causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming; strikingly

of the seventh degree or order; the act of causing to rot; causing sepsis or putrefaction

lacking physical depth; not deep or strong

existing, happening, or done at the same time

lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish

a mental position from which things are viewed

the chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is entrusted the execution of the laws

purpose; reason for wanting something done

sending of cargo; an act of sending off something

the power of a country to control its own government

give a sign of goodwill; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor

the final judgment of guilty in criminal case and punishment that is imposed