4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

exhibiting self-importance

leader of a dance band; a musician who leads a band of musicians

brink; the very top edge of a container

the channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture

lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing

grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground

one who writes a book about somebody's life

explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

praying for divine protection; a formal act of giving approval

the bowl-shaped vessel, usually used for holding food or liquids

tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together

obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird

a brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame

brink; the very top edge of a container

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool

grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground

a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

dividing line; border; frontier

table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out

foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel

something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

raise; advance; push or shove upward

heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing

marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

obstacle; structure built to bar passage; boundary or limit

heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing

explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner

one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater

heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing

light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor

uninteresting and tiresome; dull

make white or colorless; blanch