4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

woolen thread; the thread of other material, as of cotton or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving

paddle; walk through relatively shallow water

a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

impassable; unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span

gas; steam; barely visible or cloudy diffused matter, such as mist or smoke

the physical force exerted to violate, damage, or abuse

not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan

not encouraging or approving or pleasing; having or showing opposition

emergency; pressing importance; need; pressing necessity

not drawn upon or used

uniform; in complete agreement

jobless; idle; out of work

idealistic but usually impractical social reformer

has not been proved true

not decayed or decomposed

the physical force exerted to violate, damage, or abuse

in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward

existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination

different; diverse; several; manifold; changeable; uncertain

lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior

lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior

pressing; compelling immediate action or attention

paddle; walk through relatively shallow water

practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness

dense, soft, often curly hair forming the coat of sheep and certain other mammals

void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent

lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior

marry; perform a marriage ceremony

not decayed or decomposed

the natural or artificial channel through which water flows

large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity

something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question;  bet; stake

in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward

practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness

a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

a piece of metal, thick at one end and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood, rocks

in an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical, or nearly vertical; pointing upward

not decayed or decomposed

under the level of the ground; buried

speech sound made with the vocal tract open