Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• at liberty: Free or not confined; allowed to go free.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in conjunction with: Together with; along with
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• in future: At a time yet to come; from now onwards.
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• prevalent: Being common; occurring frequently
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• association: Organization of people with the same interest
• diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
• mature: Behaving like an adult
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• renaissance: Period of intense activity in art and science
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• extravagant: Going beyond what is normal or proper
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• century: Period of 100 years
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• secular: Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• weave: To make a cloth or baskets by crossing threads
• great: Very good; better than before
• conjunction: Combination of things or events
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• pearl: Person's name
• prolific: Producing something in large quantities
• portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
• instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
• jewelry: Necklace, ring, etc., often made of gold, etc.
• suite: Group of several shorter pieces of music
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• ensemble: Group of things, people working together
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• forte: Someone's strong point
• shorthand: Abbreviated writing; symbols used by secretary
• bass: Type of fish
• basilica: Large Christian church with a curved back wall
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter
• baroque: Highly decorated, as some art in 18th century
• tempo: Speed or pace of something
• venetian: From Venice, Italy
• harmonic: Relating to harmony in music
• allegro: (Music) played quickly
• annal: Whole history of something