4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence

as it ought to be; properly; regularly

stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize

fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively

not agreeing with tastes or expectations

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of elected people

a group of ten, especially a period of ten years

fixed; exact; having distinct limits

flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals

free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

alteration in the shape or dimensions; a change for the worse

move or bring by force or with great effort

intended or appropriate for defending against; protective

indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to

stop considering; end employment or service of; discharge; refuse to accept or recognize

show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

offspring; person considered as descended from some ancestor or race

discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points

as it ought to be; properly; regularly

be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished

fixed; exact; having distinct limits

length of time something lasts

in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction

humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level

emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness

flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals

provide written evidence; record in detail

represent something in a dramatic manner; add details to

cavity; a depression scratched or carved into a surface

free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

point or respect in which things differ; the difference

move or bring by force or with great effort

be or stand apart; disagree; be unlike; be distinguished

argument; angry altercation; quarrel; verbal controversy; debate

a group of ten, especially a period of ten years

move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known

indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to

free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable

decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence

distribute; spread; scatter like seeds