Stories of USA Today
Materials for Reading & Listening Practice
Quick Access Resources:
Print PDF Quiz/Test Online Study
 4000 CELPIP (A) - Spelling Practices
Word List   Next    
Read [Esc] (1)
a. preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish


Spelling Word: absurd
Read [Esc] (2)
v. do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for


Spelling Word: accommodate
Read [Esc] (3)
n. progress; promotion;  forward step; improvement


Spelling Word: advancement
Read [Esc] (4)
n. the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition


Spelling Word: adversary
Read [Esc] (5)
n. natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage


Spelling Word: affinity
Read [Esc] (6)
ad. in or into a high place; high or higher up


Spelling Word: aloft
Read [Esc] (7)
n. successive change from one thing or state to another and back again


Spelling Word: alternation
Read [Esc] (8)
a. aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement


Spelling Word: ambitious
Read [Esc] (9)
n. total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum


Spelling Word: amount
Read [Esc] (10)
a. attractive or interesting; charming


Spelling Word: appealing