4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly

devaluation; decrease in price or value

disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with

humid; moist; slightly wet

ancestry; origin; the descendants of one individual; drop; fall; a movement downward

make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event; of or derived from documents

change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state

lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller

house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home

distribute; prepare and give out; deal out in parts or portions

make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

house-hold; of or relating to the home; within the country or home

set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate

act of turning aside; pastime; an activity that relaxes or entertains

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

process of falling in drops; liquid or moisture that falls in drops; the sound made by liquid falling in drops

make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen

expressing aversion or dislike; disagreeable

make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm

fixed; exact; having distinct limits

the act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage

formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university

attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing

nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods

distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

grant; present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute

fall apart; become reduced to components, fragments, or particles

a person who inhabits a particular place

emptying accomplished by draining; gradual flowing off, as of a liquid

attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing

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

make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen

graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan

near the back or upper surface

devaluation; decrease in price or value

change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state

near the back or upper surface

formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university