4000 CELPIP Vocabulary List

beg for urgently; make an earnest appeal

refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect

thorough; concentrated; tending to give force or emphasis

explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically

injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively

ingenious; wise; bright; having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute

kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to

overrun; invade in great numbers; occupy in large numbers or live on a host

of or relating to or resulting from the industry; having highly developed industries

strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful

an inborn pattern of behavior; nature

poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank

not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable

inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act

raid; attack; an act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer

explanation;  performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music

ingenious; wise; bright; having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute

flowing into; mass arrival or incoming

large oven; furnace

serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins

injure or hurt; become worse; affect negatively

harmless; innocent; giving no offense

drink in; absorb or take in as if by drinking

explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically

stand or rest; find support; take a stand and refuse to give way; be persistent

enormous; boundless; so great as to be beyond measurement

most personal; being deepest within the self

inactive; lacking the power to move; unable to move or act

development of industry on an extensive scale

a disorder of digestive function; difficulty in digesting

encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of

serving to initiate; introductory step or movement; an act which originates or begins

large oven; furnace

refuse to pay attention to; disregard; overlook; neglect

stimulating or exalting to the spirit

kindle; cause to start burning; set fire to

one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native

youth; adolescent; not fully grown or developed

relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in

an inborn pattern of behavior; nature