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Vocabulario Avanzado para el GRE - Esfera Cultural y Artes

Aquí aprenderás algunas palabras en inglés sobre arte y cultura, como "elegiac", "jejune", "trite", etc. que se necesitan para el examen GRE.

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Advanced Words Needed for the GRE
aesthetic
aesthetic
[Adjetivo]

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

estético

estético

Ex: She has a great aesthetic sense when it comes to interior design. 
archaic
archaic
[Adjetivo]

dating back to the ancient past

arcaico

arcaico

Ex: The museum has a collection of archaic pottery from ancient Greece. 
cosmopolitan
cosmopolitan
[Adjetivo]

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

cosmopolita

cosmopolita

Ex: The city’s cosmopolitan atmosphere made it a melting pot of diverse cultures. 
elegiac
elegiac
[Adjetivo]

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

elegíaco

elegíaco

Ex: The poem had an elegiac tone, mourning the loss of a beloved friend. 
fecund
fecund
[Adjetivo]

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

fecundo

fecundo

Ex: The artist’s fecund imagination resulted in a series of groundbreaking works. 
grandiloquent
grandiloquent
[Adjetivo]

expressing oneself in a lofty or overly elaborate manner to impress others

grandilocuente

grandilocuente

Ex: His grandiloquent speech was full of flowery language but lacked substance. 
jejune
jejune
[Adjetivo]

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

inmaduro

inmaduro

Ex: His jejune approach to the complex issue reflected his inexperience and lack of understanding. 
lugubrious
lugubrious
[Adjetivo]

extremely sorrowful and serious

lúgubre

lúgubre

Ex: The movie's lugubrious soundtrack set a tone of deep sadness. 
pedestrian
pedestrian
[Adjetivo]

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

pedestre

pedestre

Ex: The lecture was informative, though somewhat pedestrian in delivery. 
philistine
philistine
[Adjetivo]

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

inculto

inculto

Ex: His philistine remarks about the painting revealed his lack of appreciation for art. 
ponderous
ponderous
[Adjetivo]

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

pesado

pesado

Ex: The professor's ponderous lecture made it hard for students to stay awake. 
trite
trite
[Adjetivo]

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

trillado

trillado

Ex: His speech was filled with trite phrases that failed to inspire the audience. 
cacophony
cacophony
[Sustantivo]

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

cacofonía

cacofonía

Ex: In the poem, the poet used cacophony to evoke the tumultuous emotions of the protagonist as they grappled with inner turmoil. 
crescendo
crescendo
[Sustantivo]

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

crescendo

crescendo

Ex: The symphony built to a powerful crescendo that left the audience breathless. 
ersatz
ersatz
[Adjetivo]

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

sucedáneo

sucedáneo

Ex: The restaurant served ersatz coffee made from chicory roots, lacking the rich flavor of real beans. 
hyperbole
hyperbole
[Sustantivo]

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

hipérbole

hipérbole

Ex: His statement that he'd slept for a century was a hyperbole to express his exhaustion. 
lament
lament
[Sustantivo]

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

elegía

elegía

Ex: The mournful lament played at the funeral echoed the grief of the attendees. 
lampoon
lampoon
[Sustantivo]

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

sátira

sátira

Ex: The editorial used a clever lampoon to poke fun at the politician's recent gaffe. 
malapropism
malapropism
[Sustantivo]

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

malapropismo

malapropismo

Ex: The author's use of malapropisms in the novel added a humorous element to the dialogue between the characters. 
monotony
monotony
[Sustantivo]

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

monotonía

monotonía

Ex: The endless beige cubicles in the office added to the daily monotony of his job. 
palimpsest
palimpsest
[Sustantivo]

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

palimpsesto

palimpsesto

Ex: The ancient scroll was a palimpsest, with layers of text scraped away and overwritten with new writing, revealing glimpses of its earlier content. 
preamble
preamble
[Sustantivo]

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

prólogo

prólogo

Ex: She read the preamble to understand the context of the legal document. 
prologue
prologue
[Sustantivo]

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

prólogo

prólogo

Ex: The prologue of the novel set the scene for the epic adventure that followed. 
recapitulation
recapitulation
[Sustantivo]

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

recapitulación

recapitulación

Ex: The professor's recapitulation of the lecture helped students review the main concepts. 
screed
screed
[Sustantivo]

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

testamento

testamento

Ex: The manager’s screed on office policies put everyone to sleep during the meeting. 
to bowdlerize

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

censurar

censurar

Ex: The editor decided to bowdlerize the novel to make it suitable for a younger audience. 
to conflate

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

combinar

combinar

Ex: The writer decided to conflate elements from different myths to create a unique fantasy novel. 
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