4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

chế giễu words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of

radar measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave

đảo ngược overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction

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

phạm vi limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities

khe núi gorge; deep narrow steep-sided valley

rạng rỡ brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

tuyển dụng enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service

gần approximately; more or less

thư giãn make less severe or strict; become less tense

niệm repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor

hiếm scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon

cao su elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber

tuyển dụng enlist; register formally as a participant; engage in military service

trấn an give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain

tập gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops

niệm repeat, as something already prepared, written down, committed to memory; rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor

đổi purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for

trưng cầu dân ý the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat

bò sát cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles

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

tỷ lệ the relation which one quantity or magnitude has to another of the same kind; rate; proportion

cải lương doctrine or movement of reform

rách rưới torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline

trưng cầu dân ý the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat

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

bò sát cold-blooded vertebrate, including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles

trị sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence

hạn chế tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining

thư giãn make less severe or strict; become less tense

thụ organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation

bồi hoàn pay back for some expense incurred

hủy bỏ revoke or annul, especially by an official or formal act

thô sơ relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient

thụ organ having nerve endings that respond to stimulation

cao su elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber

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

sinh sản act of making copies

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

về hưu move back and away from; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position