Geavanceerde Woordenschat voor de GRE - Culturele Sfeer en Kunsten
Hier leer je enkele Engelse woorden over kunst en cultuur, zoals "elegisch", "jejune", "afgezaagd" etc., die nodig zijn voor het GRE-examen.
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relating to the enjoyment or appreciation of beauty or art, especially visual art

esthetisch
dating back to the ancient past

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

vruchtbaar, productief
having a pompous or extravagant style of language

grandioos, pompous
displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

simpel, onervaren
extremely sorrowful and serious

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

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

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

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

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

cacofonie, wanklank
a slow and constant increase in the loudness of a musical piece

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

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

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

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

een satire, een parodie
the humorous and incorrect use of a word that sounds similar to the intended word

de malapropisme, het verkeerde woordgebruik
the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

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

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

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

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

samenvatting, recapitulatie
a piece of writing or a speech that is long and boring

een lang en saai geschrift, een lange en saaie toespraak
to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.

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

samenvoegen, combineren
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