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
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• bizarre: Odd or strange
• 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
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
• 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
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• couple: To join something to something else
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
• 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
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• 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
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• dissonance: Lack of harmony or agreement
• usher: One who leads you to your seat, as in a theater
• derive: To come from another thing
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• dictator: Ruler who decides everything, and enforces it
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• suite: Group of several shorter pieces of music
• historical: Connected with the past
• dot: To place small amounts/things in various places
• atomic: Concerning atoms
• flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
• 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
• relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
• allegro: (Music) played quickly