4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup

a plant having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays

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

expressing compassion or friendly fellow feelings; approving; having similar disposition and tastes

of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball

isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart

in a state of nature; wild; untamed; uncultivated; inhuman; brutal; not civilized; lacking polish; rude

hang freely; postpone; delay

relating to or consisting of sculpture

sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread

pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts

bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back

free from fear, care, or anxiety; not have reason to doubt

great swelling waves;  rising of waves, or as if of waves

any English coin of standard value; coined money

isolation; solitude; secluded place; shutting out or keeping apart

of or relating to spheres; having the shape of a sphere or ball

something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general knowledge

pass near-surface of; brush the surface of; glide swiftly along the surface of; read in order to get principal facts

any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting

observer; audience; one who looks on

arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction

raised money; collection, sometimes hidden; reserve

state of being alone; seclusion; lonely or secluded place

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

marked by or given to doubt; questioning

mount or whole of any number of individuals or particulars added together; amount

draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of

elastic straps that hold trousers up; something suspends something else

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

any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects

act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage

dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup

sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread

set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect

be at an angle; incline

a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

set or keep apart; disunite; divide; disconnect

dish; small shallow dish having a slight circular depression in the center for holding a cup