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Word | Meaning | Advanced |
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cosmopolitan | adj: having a wide-ranging perspective and interests, embracing diverse cultures, and having the experience of living in or being familiar with many different countries | |
compose | v: to write music, poetry, or formal writing; to constitute or make up a whole, or a specified part of it | |
baroque | adj: of or relating to an ornate and elaborate style of art, architecture, and music that flourished in Europe in the late 16th and early 17th centuries; characterized by a sense of grandeur and drama | |
germ | n: a very tiny living that causes the disease; a piece of something such as an organism, concept, etc., capable of growing into a new one or part of one | |
Catholic | adj: universal and including many different types of things; related to or associated with the part of the Christian Church that has the Pope as its leader | |
opera | n: a drama set to music, in which the words are sung rather than spoken | |
brilliant | adj: extremely clever, skilled, or impressive | |
choral | adj: sung or performed by a choir; of or relating to a choir or choral music. | |
liturgy | n: a form of public worship or religious service, especially in the Christian Church | |
hobnob | v: to associate with or meet informally, especially with people of a higher social status | |
melody | n: a succession of musical tones forming part of a larger piece of music | |
influence | n: the ability to affect someone’s or something’s character, growth, or behavior, or the effect itself | |
elector | n: a person who has the right to vote in an election | |
heir | n: a person who has the legal right to receive someone’s money, property, or a title from another person when that person dies | |
convinced | adj: completely certain about something; having a strong belief or conviction in a particular religion | |
employer | n: a person or organization that pays workers to work for them | |
specifically | adv: only associated with or meant for one thing | |
immense | adj: extremely large or great | |
royal | adj: relating to or belonging to the king or queen or a member of their family | |
academy | n: a school for special training; a type of official organization that aims to encourage and develop standards in its particular field | |
crown | n: a circular ornamental headdress, worn as a symbol of authority by a king, usually made of gold and precious stones | |
monarch | n: a person who rules a country, such as a king or queen | |
accord | n: an official agreement or treaty between two organizations, countries, etc.; (verb) allow to have | |
legend | n: an old story that may or may not be accurate regarding some persons and events; a well-known person who is admired by others for a long time, particularly in a particular field | |
suite | n: a set of rooms designated for a particular purpose or activity, especially a set of rooms in a hotel or private residence used as a living unit; a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected; the group following and attending to some important person | |
salary | n: a fixed amount of money that employees, especially those who work in an office, receive for doing their job, usually paid every month | |
shift | n: a slight transition in position, direction, or trend | |
oratorio | n: a long musical composition for solo voices, choir, and orchestra, typically on a religious theme | |
dramatic | adj: very sudden, very excellent, or full of action and excitement | |
unstaged | adj: not performed on a stage or in front of an audience | |
genre | n: a particular type or style of literature, art, music, or film that involves a particular set of characteristics | |
soloist | n: a person who performs a solo, especially a solo musician or singer | |
chorus | n: a group of singers or speakers who perform together, typically in a musical or dramatic production; the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers | |
orchestra | n: a large group of musicians who play classical music together, usually with instruments such as strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion | |
religion | n: a deep conviction in a supernatural power that controls human destiny | |
beloved | adj: loved very much | |
messiah | n: the promised deliverer who God will send to save the Jewish people, as prophesied in the Hebrew Bible | |
publicly | adv: in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; by the government | |
origin | n: the first existence or beginning of something | |
countless | adj: too numerous to be counted or very many | |
feat | n: a notable or impressive achievement, especially one that requires great skill or bravery | |
sparrow | n: a small, brown bird with a short tail and a chirping call | |
release | v: to set free or allow to escape from confinement |