4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

giảm dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so

nản chí moisten; lessen in force or effect

mong muốn worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable

huyện region; territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing; division of territory

dấu gạch ngang throw with violence or haste; break, as by throwing or by collision; form or sketch rapidly

thâm hụt inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

phá hoại plundering; destructive action; predatory attack; damage or loss

cuộc điều tra formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university

nói xấu harm someone's reputation; degrade; bring into disrepute; make infamous

thiếu hụt scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health

nhà tài trợ giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund

phổ biến distribute; spread; scatter like seeds

chủ ý consider; think about carefully; weigh

hiển thị exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest

ăn eat a principal regular meal of the day; take dinner; give a dinner to

cống draw out; flow out; waste

mong muốn worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable

thuốc nhuộm a substance used to color materials

ngon extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining

lừa đảo misleading, likely, or attempting to deceive; fraudulent

chứng minh show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

dazzle overpower with light; confuse the sight of by brilliance of light; bewilder or surprise with brilliancy

trầm cảm recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits

thuốc nhuộm a substance used to color materials

diễn đàn prominent; celebrated, well-known, or eminent because of past achievements

tiến thoái lưỡng nan predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

mất deny; take something take away

đường kính length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference

mong muốn worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable

doom judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation

ra lệnh prescribe; rule as a dictator

thuốc nhuộm a substance used to color materials

ngăn keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting

dripstone protective drip that is made of stone; Calcium carbonate in the form of a stalactite;  filtering-stone

tiến thoái lưỡng nan predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options

chế độ ăn uống nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods

nhà tài trợ giver; one that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund

thâm hụt inadequacy or insufficiency; the sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage

đĩa flat round plate; circular structure either in plants or animals

người không đồng ý one who differs in opinion, or one who declares his disagreement