4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

tiêu diệt destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

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

dù nevertheless; despite; despite anything to the contrary

nicotine small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

dinh dưỡng of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay

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

thần kinh of or about the nerves; seated in the nerves; nervous

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

nghĩa vụ act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt

bỏ qua ignore; disregard;  fail to notice; watch over

lan plants usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

lẻ not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two

thẳng thắn given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

ma tuý the addictive drug, such as opium that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep

bắt buộc morally or legally constraining; required; binding

cơ hội favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement

phác thảo the line that appears to bound an object; the shape of an object or figure; summary of a written work or speech

nghĩa vụ act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; written promise to repay a debt

ngoài khơi at some distance from the shore

ám ảnh preoccupy the mind of excessively; besiege; compass about; dominate the thoughts of someone

thẳng thắn given to expressing yourself freely or insistently

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

lẻ not easily explained; beyond from the usual or expected; not divisible by two

tiêu diệt destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace

ngoài cùng far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside

odds probability of a specified outcome; likelihood of the occurrence of one thing, as in a contest

quặng a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

thêm beyond the regular time

quá tải overcharge; take excessive burden; load with excessive weight

dinh dưỡng of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay

ngoài cùng far most; utmost; outmost; most distant from the center or inside

ngoài khơi at some distance from the shore

quang of or relating to or involving light or optics

mới lạ quality of being novel; newness; something new and unusual

bò domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

nổi tiếng in a way that is famous for something bad

trang trí decoration; something used to beautify

nibble bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits

dinh dưỡng of or providing nourishment; promoting growth, or preventing decay

hải quân relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation