4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

xương sống support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column

cung the inclination of head, or bending of the body for respect or submission; bending or rounded part of a ship forward

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

thúc đẩy long narrow pillow or cushion

dịu mild and pleasant; fragrant

ảm đạm cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

ngân hàng a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank

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

lợi helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

ảm đạm cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable

sà lan flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft

suối creek; a small stream

thừa kế inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another

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

sáng chói cleverness; great skill or intelligence

xương sống support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column

tiểu sử an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

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

ngân hàng a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank

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

kỳ dị fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

xương sống support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column

trước in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation

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

chịu drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill

hóa đơn invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu

cân bằng hold or carry in equilibrium

kỳ dị fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance

chia tay divorce; separation; loss of control or composure

sáng chói cleverness; great skill or intelligence

ranh giới dividing line; border; frontier

đốt marked by flames or intense heat; of immediate import; urgent

pha boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering

sà lan flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft

băng impact as from a collision; lump on the body caused by a blow

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

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

thúc đẩy long narrow pillow or cushion

bridle headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins

thừa kế inheritance; legacy; the act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another