4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

cằn cỗi desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking

mờ something hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind; dim, confused appearance;  moral stain or blot

bát throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling

đập beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

bowlegged have legs that curve outward at the knees

giống raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate

trước in state of anticipation; in advance; by way of preparation

tiểu sử one who writes a book about somebody's life

bố mẹ think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought

bội something as bars at edges to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

lợi helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

hàng thịt one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater

tiểu sử an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

tiểu sử one who writes a book about somebody's life

tăng raise; advance; push or shove upward

tỷ the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

tiểu sử an account of the series of events making up a person's life;  accounts of people's life

tỷ the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros

tăng raise; advance; push or shove upward

hàng loạt quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together

thở air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

vỏ a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

đập beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence

khoe khoang exhibiting self-importance

khoe khoang exhibiting self-importance

tăng raise; advance; push or shove upward

bờ vực edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

vô tội vạ the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive

pha boil or seethe; cook; be in a state of preparation; be mixing, forming, or gathering

nổ explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air

mai táng grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground

thở air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration

sáng lighten; cheer; encourage; make or become bright or brighter

hành vi the way that someone behaves; manner

ngân hàng a person in charge of the bank; one who owns or is an executive in a bank

vỏ a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog

ruột a part or division of intestine; the interior  of something; any internal organ of the body, as the stomach, liver

bờ vực edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge

đốt marked by flames or intense heat; of immediate import; urgent

đập beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence