4000 FCE Vocabulary List

place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque

raised money; collection, sometimes hidden; reserve

the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values

large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators

hard to find; absent or rare; limited

unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage

one who performs manual operations on a patient

steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely

arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction

become stable or more stable

act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage

be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter

man who speaks on behalf of another or others

form of literature in which irony and ridicule are used to attack human vice and folly

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

steeply; changing suddenly in direction and degree; acutely

having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary

raised money; collection, sometimes hidden; reserve

the feeling of fear of embarrassment

fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception

act of killing; extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage

firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging

a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off

one who performs manual operations on a patient

a law enacted by the legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler

unanticipated or sudden check in progress; change from better to worse; obstacle, delay, or disadvantage

sleep; state of inactivity or dormancy

the meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell

arousing an organism to action

the time in the morning when the sun starts to rise in the sky

necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter

the feeling of fear of embarrassment

branch of philosophy which treats the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science

man who speaks on behalf of another or others

impressive or sensational; lavishly produced performance; grand

the colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values

appropriate to a purpose or an occasion

a layer of earth's surface; a layer of society

movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all