4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal

disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune

hill; relatively flat highland

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storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning

relating to a group of people sharing an occupation, interest, or habit; of a tribe

careful about money; economical

sailor or seaman; thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation of wood, coal

dependable; reliable; able to be trusted

step on; mate with; place the foot

offer formally; extend; propose a payment

frighten; fill with terror

dependable; reliable; able to be trusted

one who believes in the existence of a god; one who discriminates based on religion

hill; relatively flat highland

paper; dissertation; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

thus; accordingly; by that means; because of that

step on; mate with; place the foot

earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land

free from disturbance; pacific

lateness; delay; sluggishness; state or quality of being tardy

careful about money; economical

one who sets devices to catch animals

earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land

marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous

huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible

careful about money; economical

groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft, thin paper

one who believes in the existence of a god; one who discriminates based on religion

apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire

capacity for respecting the beliefs or practices of others; capacity to endure hardship or pain

charge a fee for using;  sound in slowly repeated single tones; announce or summon by ringing a bell

marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting; not straightforward; circuitous

contest; sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner

partly transparent; transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen

the expanse of land or water; a system of organs that perform a specialized function; leaflet or pamphlet

family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor and kept distinct

earthly, as opposed to celestial; pertaining to the land

one who sets devices to catch animals

showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing the capacity for endurance