4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner

make prominent; emphasize; stress

of gas; gas-like; lacking substance or concreteness

containing a high amount of water or water vapor

a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything

crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together

like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow

flow forth suddenly in great volume; make an excessive display

light; brightness; fierce or angry stare

stop; stand in doubt; hesitate

employing or showing humor; funny; amusing

not thorough, constant, or consistent; by chance

unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding

a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless, highly flammable diatomic gas

body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball

a piece of metal, or other hard material, bent into a curve or at an angle for catching, holding, or sustaining anything

exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive

a fried bread of minced beef served on a bun

any article of clothing, as coat or gown

an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order

seriousness; solemn and dignified feeling; natural force between two massive bodies

an established disposition of the mind or character; distinctive dress, especially of a religious order

one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates

something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk

uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst

philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

put at a disadvantage; prevent the progress or free movement of

exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive

laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in light, affected, or silly manner

proclaim; announces important news; messenger

philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and social reforms

an idea having general application; reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded

an article of tableware made of glass

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

period of greatest popularity, success, or power; the golden age

light; brightness; fierce or angry stare

over-bright in color; tastelessly showy

uncontrollably forceful or fast; done with head leading; headfirst