4000 FCE Vocabulary List

special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre

elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainment; show, spectacle, or display

percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole

the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay

drawing; picture or design in paint; the action of applying paint to a surface

lacking clarity of meaning; confusing

penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass-through

most frequent; widespread; predominant

celestial bodies that revolve around the sun

make impure; make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter

father and ruler of family or tribe

cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; corrupt; bring to a bad or worse condition

the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay

of common people; suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain

one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion

inspired by the love for one's country

inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning

take part in something; share in something

lasting indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; remaining active throughout all the time

proclaim doctrine or law; make known by an official publication

blow; drive forcibly; pierce; hit with a sharp blow of the fist

one who has legal title to something; owner

sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form

pad and stitch ornamentally; construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique

pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles

inspired by the love for one's country

producing offspring or fruit in great abundance; fertile

celestial bodies that revolve around the sun

feasible; capable of being affected, done, or put into practice

father and ruler of family or tribe

an animal kept for amusement or companionship

sound of a sudden heavy fall; well-rounded and full in form

pertaining to one of the poles of the earth; of the poles

too soon; too early; occurring before a state of readiness

metallic or earthen vessel  for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, or for plant

special; characteristic; unusual; odd; bizarre

most frequent; widespread; predominant

deep; not superficial; far-reaching

one of four equal parts; a fourth part or portion

father and ruler of family or tribe