4000 FCE Vocabulary List

pack:
n. pact or bundle made up and prepared to be carried; some similar things; a full set of playing cards

packaging:
n. the material used for wrapping or covering goods to protect them  

paddle:
v. row slowly and gently; move through the water by means of repeated short strokes of the limbs

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

pale:
a. not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; not bright or brilliant

paleontologist:
n. one who studies the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times

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

pane:
n. framed section of window or door that is filled with a sheet of glass or others; panel in a wall or door

parachute:
n. rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

parade:
n. march in a procession;  ceremonial procession; a visible display

paragraph:
n. the distinct division of written or printed matter that begins on a new, usually indented line

parallel:
n. make or place something to another's side; of or relating to multiple operations at the same time; not intersecting

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

paralyze:
v. make powerless and unable to function; disable

paramount:
a. foremost in importance; supreme in rank

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

parapsychology:
n. phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes

parasite:
n. animal or plant living on another

parasitic:
a. having the nature or habits of a parasite that takes advantage of others without useful return