Vocabolario Avanzato per il GRE - Sfera culturale e artistica

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

estetico

dating back to the ancient past

arcaico

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

cosmopolita

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

elegiaco

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

fecondo

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

grandiloquente

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

giugno

extremely sorrowful and serious

lugubre

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

pedonale

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

filisteo

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

ponderoso

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

banale

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

cacofonia

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

crescendo

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

sostituto

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

iperbole

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

lamento

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

lampoon

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

malapropismo

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

monotonia

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

palinsesto

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

preambolo

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

prologo

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

ricapitolazione

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

massetto

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

censurare

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

combinare