4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill

heavily burden; tax above what is considered appropriate or just; tax too heavily

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another

liberal; not conforming to or in accord with the tradition

provide with nourishment; provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth

a person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection; fugitive from the law; habitual criminal

most advantageous; optimum; ideal

printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

expel; eject from a position or place; force out

no longer usable or practical; obsolete;  not in fashion

offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting

of or relating to or involving light or optics

decorative; any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil

nourishing substance; source of nourishment, especially the nourishing ingredient in a food

get hold of; gain possession of; acquire, in any way

in an organic manner, in the use of fertilizers or pesticides that are of animal or vegetable origin

spoken; unwritten; relating to the mouth

printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

hopeful; positive; expecting the best in all possible ways

covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another

decoration; something used to beautify

general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything

especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly

especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly

cast out; degraded; excluded from a society

offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting

hopeful; positive; expecting the best in all possible ways

general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything

beyond or across the sea; abroad

leave undone or leave out; bypass; neglect; fail to include or mention

given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

general; comprehensive; from one end to the other; including everything

an elementary particle with 0 charges and mass about equal to a proton

garden; area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees

hopeful; positive; expecting the best in all possible ways

overprice; a price that is too high

old; old-fashioned; antiquated; out of date

defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over

capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or endorsement to another person