4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period

of or relating to recreation; engaged in as a pastime

render an equivalent to, for service, loss; requite; remunerate; compensate; give in return; pay back

brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

farm consisting of a large tract of land

stand up or offer resistance; refuse to comply; withstand the force of something

gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley

a list of names

a rapid series of short, loud sounds; loosely connected horny sections

organized opposition to authority

involving risk or danger; hazardous

revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act

pit viper with horny segments at the end of the tail that rattles when shaken

chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water

medical prescription; a set of directions for making or preparing something, especially food

act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule

speak wildly, irrationally; speak or write with wild enthusiasm

piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth

a medicine or therapy; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for

act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule

free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force

keep or confine within limits

unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding

marked by new or introducing radical change

pertinent; having a connection with the matter at hand

normal activity of a person in a particular social setting; the part played by a performer

relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule

expression, in speech or writing, of something, remarked or noticed

give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student

chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water

unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding

brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense

give outward signs of; express; record in writing; enroll as a student

brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water

revival; renewal; the revival of learning and culture

keep back, as for future use or a special purpose; keep or secure for one; retain