Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• grow out of: To develop or originate from something.
• perceptions of: Ideas, beliefs, or images you have as a result of how you see or understand something.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• in contrast to: Differing from something else
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• map out: To plan or arrange something in detail.
• tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• amount: Quantity of something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• prominent: Being important or well known
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
• radical: Person who believes in extreme political change
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• depict: To represent or describe something using words
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• myriad: Very large quantity of something
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• century: Period of 100 years
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• pagan: People who do not have a formal religion
• great: Very good; better than before
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• suite: Group of several shorter pieces of music
• historical: Connected with the past
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
• ballet: Form of theater telling a story in music and dance
• preoccupy: To cause to be absorbed in thinking about a thing
• baroque: Highly decorated, as some art in 18th century
• tonal: Describing languages that vary in pitch
• harmonic: Relating to harmony in music
• dell: Small wooded hollow in some land; small valley
• allegro: (Music) played quickly