4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

冰河的,冰川的 like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow

州長,總督 head of a state government

用力拉,舉 cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

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

巨大的 exceedingly large; huge; very large or extensive

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

畫廊,美術館 long usually narrow room; covered corridor

緊握,緊抓 hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match

天,天堂 expanse of space surrounding the earth; sky; place where the sun, moon, and stars appear

花崗岩 a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance

目標 end; objective; final purpose or aim

緊握,緊抓 hold fast or firmly; seize as in a wrestling match

格子,格柵 the framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh

州長,總督 head of a state government

花崗岩 a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance

氦 kind of gas they were using to fill the balloon

冰雹 pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically

無害的 unlikely to harm or disturb anyone

風度 elegance and beauty of movement or expression; a short prayer of thanks before a meal

眩目的光 light; brightness; fierce or angry stare

性,性別 sexual identity, especially about society or culture; category

使顯著,突出 make prominent; emphasize; stress

冰河的,冰川的 like a glacier; lacking warmth and friendliness; extremely cold or slow

花崗岩 a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance

眩目的光 light; brightness; fierce or angry stare

格子,格柵 the framework of crisscrossed or parallel bars; grating or mesh

有角的,角狀的 having a horn, or hornlike parts

卑賤的,謙遜的 low or inferior in station or quality; modest

火腿,大腿 meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked

卑賤的,謙遜的 low or inferior in station or quality; modest

孵化 breed; emerge from the egg

裂口,缺口 opening through mountains; pass; conspicuous difference or imbalance

州長,總督 head of a state government

危險,危害物 something dangerous and likely to cause damage; risk

貪婪的 wanting to get more than one can reasonably get

拖 draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction

用力拉,舉 cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw

產生,創造 bring into being; give rise to; produce

冰雹 pour something down or forth; greet or acclaim enthusiastically

花崗岩 a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz; unyielding endurance