Erweiterter Wortschatz für den GRE - Kultureller Bereich und Kunst

relating to the enjoyment or appreciation of beauty or art, especially visual art

ästhetisch, in Bezug auf Ästhetik

dating back to the ancient past

archaisch, antik

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

kosmopolitisch

expressing or displaying the sadness and sorrow felt due to loss, death, or a past event

elegisch

able to create many great intellectual or creative ideas, things, etc.

fruchtbar, kreativ

using literary, elaborate, or formal language or style with the intention to impress other people

grandiloquent, pompös

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

naiv, kindlich

extremely sorrowful and serious

lugubrious, traurig

lacking elements that arouse interest, cause excitement, or show imagination

eintönig, langweilig

not being interested, fond, or understanding of serious works of music, art, literature, etc.

philisterhaft, nicht interessiert

possessing the quality of being very boring, slow, and serious, particularly used for speeches and writings

schwerfällig, langweilig

(mainly of ideas, opinions, or remarks) used so often that it no longer has the same effect, interest, or originality

trivial, abgedroschen

a literary device that uses a mixture of unpleasant, inharmonious, and harsh sounds to show disorder or chaos

Kakophonie

a slow and constant increase in the loudness of a musical piece

Crescendo, allmähliche Steigerung

being an artificial, fake, or inferior substitute for something genuine or authentic

Ersatz, fälscherisch

a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something

Hyperbel, Übertreibung

a song, musical piece, poem, etc. that expresses the feeling of sorrow and sadness after a loss or death

Lamento, Trauergesang

a drawing, speech, or text aiming to criticize something or someone in a humorous manner

Parodie, Satire

the humorous and incorrect use of a word that sounds similar to the intended word

Malapropismus, falsche Verwendung

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

Monotonie, Eintönigkeit

a manuscript that was written on, erased, and written on again and again, while the previous text was still partially visible

Palimpsest

an introductory or preliminary section of a book, statute, document, etc. giving information about its purpose

Präambel

the beginning section of a movie, book, play, etc. that introduces the work

Prolog

the act of repeating the key points or parts of something in order to summarize it

Rekapitulation, Zusammenfassung

a piece of writing or a speech that is long and boring

langweilige Schrift, langweilige Rede

to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.

zensieren, redigieren

to bring ideas, texts, things, etc. together and create something new

konflieren, vereinen