4000 CAE Vocabulary List

packed:
a. crowded to capacity; compressed

pact:
n. written agreement between two states or sovereigns; treaty

pageant:
n. elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display

painting:
n. drawing; picture or design in paint; the action of applying paint to a surface

pal:
n. close friend; partner; mate

palate:
n. roof of the mouth; sense of taste

paleontology:
n. study of prehistoric life; science of former life of the globe

pamphlet:
n. brochure; leaflet; a small book usually having a paper cover

pan:
v. criticize harshly; wash in pan; cook in pan

pancreas:
n. long, irregularly shaped gland in vertebrates, lying behind the stomach that secretes pancreatic juice

panel:
n. a group of people gathered for a special purpose; small board or pad

panic:
n. sudden mass fear and anxiety

pantry:
n. apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions are kept

par:
n. amount or level considered to be average; standard; equality of status, level, or value

paradox:
n. something apparently contradictory in nature; a statement that looks false but is actually correct

paragon:
n. model of excellence or perfection; a peerless example

paralysis:
n. loss of the ability to move a body part

paramount:
a. foremost in importance; supreme in rank

paranoia:
n. psychological disorder by delusions; extreme, irrational distrust of others

paranoid:
a. exhibiting by extreme and irrational fear or distrust of others