4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

hinder; obstruct;  indicate broadly without great detail; sketch

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

perform; conduct oneself in a proper way

lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing

raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate

printed or written ticket used in voting; the act of voting; the whole number of votes cast at an election

title or degree of nobility

lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below

penniless, without any money; financially ruined

one who writes a book about somebody's life

edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing

quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

orchestra; team; strip; ribbon; belt; unite; ally

praying for divine protection; a formal act of giving approval

insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings

sharp and bitter manner

nib; the horny projecting mouth of a bird

lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below

sharp and bitter manner

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

insect typically having a slender body with broad, colorful wings

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing

sharp and bitter manner

something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

generous in providing aid to others; charitable

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

organ or seat of the intellect; understanding or imagination

become rosy or reddish;  turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

generous in providing aid to others; charitable

drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel

a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction

beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction