4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme

finch-like colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests

jobless; idle; out of work

by the way of

imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit

intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently

not in accordance with the season

finch-like colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests

having a pale or sickly color; unnaturally pale, as from physical or emotional distress

not decayed or decomposed

remove the cover from; expose; disclose

intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

reduce or eliminate gradually, with a knife; cut small bits off

twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently

intact; not mentioned; not touched

deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief

an event that departs from expectations; permission to do something differently from the usual way

metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city

a weak-stemmed plant that derives support from climbing

make more industrial or city-like

speak; express; send forth with the voice

while on the contrary; while at the same time

deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering; deep distress or misery, as from grief

small opening; means of escape or release; outlet; hole for the escape of gas or air

finch-like colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests

instrument, implement, or container for practical use, especially in kitchen or laboratory

inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing

imprecise; indistinct; not clearly expressed; inexplicit

intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object

metropolitan;  of, relating to, or located in a city

fighter; combatant; one who is engaged in or experienced in battle

different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain

nutritive material; a greasy substance found in unprocessed sheep's wool; yellow part of an egg

inconstant; variable; lacking control of one's emotions; constantly changing

a tract of land or region, uncultivated and uninhabited, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; wild or desert

speak; express; send forth with the voice

a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle

not decayed or decomposed

twist or turn suddenly and forcibly; move, extract, or force-free by pulling violently