GRE のための上級語彙 - 文化圏と芸術

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

美的

dating back to the ancient past

アルカイック

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

コスモポリタン

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

悲しい

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

多産な

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

壮大な

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

ジェジュン

extremely sorrowful and serious

つまらない

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

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

ペリシテ人

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

重い

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

ありきたりな

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

混乱を表現するために文字で書かれた言葉によって生み出される大きくて不快な騒音

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

クレッシェンド

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

エルザッツ

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

過言

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

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

諷刺

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

不治の病

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

単調

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

重ね書き用羊皮紙

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

前文

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

プロローグ

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

結語

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

スクリード

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

ボーダライズする

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

混同する