4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

carry from one place to another; bear or transport

state of being complex; complexity; combination; complex

overspread the surface; envelope; shelter, as from evil or danger; protect

freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle

one who divides something into pieces by cutting; making decorative wooden panels

a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area

affected with madness; insane; deranged

combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

agreeing with itself; coherent; regular

process of making things clearer or easier to understand

limit narrowly; confine; draw a line around; encircle

conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks

upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree

formal or ritual; ceremonious

one who divides something into pieces by cutting; making decorative wooden panels

in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

a thick mass or piece, amount

affected with madness; insane; deranged

process of making things clearer or easier to understand

cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

participation; involvement as partner or accomplice, especially in a crime or other wrongdoing

expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism

enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end

conservative; not acting quickly in order to avoid risks

include; consist of; be composed of

take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp

closely and firmly united or packed together; briefly giving a gist of something

a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area

agreeing with itself; coherent; regular

in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel

admit; yield; give up physical control of another

illegal, harmful, or dishonest behavior, especially by people in positions of power

enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination; bring to an end

improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of

cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort

one who divides something into pieces by cutting; making decorative wooden panels

relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good;  god or angel

cutting away parts to create the desired shape

noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious