4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost

any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid

imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer

an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light

the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty

convenience; vacancy; freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man

hair growing on the human upper lip, especially when cultivated and groomed

set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release

a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law

lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws; law enacted by a legislative body

having many facets or aspects

treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of

knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature

the organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production

a civil officer with the power to administer and enforce the law

the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty

treat with ridicule or contempt; mimic; frustrate hopes of

operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully

educated; schooled; one who can read and write

a person who writes the words for songs

of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man

place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood

make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about

chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost

short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim

a large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right chest

a building that has more than one story

obligatory; required or commanded by authority

based or acting on the error; misled; lacking proper guidance

written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand

exaggerated display; a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully

melodious; tuneful; of the nature of the melody

place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood

the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty

any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread

legendary; fictitious; existing in myth

of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man

melodious; tuneful; of the nature of the melody