Vocabulary

• on the basis of: Because of; using as a reason or justification.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• embrace: Act of holding someone closely
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• existence: State of being present, alive or real
• incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
• parallel: To be equal to, or like, something else
• adopt: To legally take a child into your family
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• conspiracy: Plan made in secret to do something illegal
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• universal: Existing in all places at all times for all people
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
• ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• secular: Not connected or controlled by religious beliefs
• public: Owned by the government
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• exile: State of being forced to leave your country
• monarchy: Nation that is ruled by a king or queen
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
• catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• found: To become aware of something that is happening
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• underway: Happening now
• church: Building where Christians gather and pray to God
• afterlife: Life after death
• masonry: Materials used to build brick or stone structures
• illuminati: People who know
• roman: A typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions
• masonic: Of or relating to freemasons or freemasonry
• freemason: Member of a widespread secret fraternal order