Unit 2 Vocabulary Definitions

A form of mental image of something; imagine

• Vista

• Visualize

• Audible

• Visionary

A machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player

• Phonograph

• Auditorium

• Xylophone

• Cacophony

A pleasing view, especially one seen through a long, narrow opening

• Audience

• Visionary

• Cacophony

• Vista

A musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets

• Phonograph

• Xylophone

• Audible

• Vista

A person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like

• Visionary

• Audition

• Vista

• Phonograph

A mixture of various unpleasant sounds; harsh sounds

• Audience

• Cacophony

• Audible

• Auditorium

Able to be heard

• Audience

• Phonograph

• Audible

• Vista

The part of a theater, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits

• Auditorium

• Cacophony

• Xylophone

• Vista

An interview for a particular role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician, consisting of a performance

• Audible

• Visualize

• Phonograph

• Audition

A group of people who have gathered to watch a performance or public event

• Auditorium

• Visionary

• Cacophony

• Audience