Vocabulário Avançado para o GRE - Esfera Cultural e Artes

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

estético, relativo à estética

dating back to the ancient past

arcaico, antigo

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

cosmopolita, multicultural

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

elegíaco

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

fecundo, criativo

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

grandiloquente, pomposo

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

ingênuo, infantil

extremely sorrowful and serious

lugubre, triste

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

comum, sem criatividade

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

filisteu, não apreciativo

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

pesado, monótono

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

frase feita, banal

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, aumento gradual

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

falso, substituto

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

hipérbole, exagero

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

lamento, canção fúnebre

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

paródia, satira

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

malapropismo, uso incorreto

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

monotonía, monotonia

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

palimpsesto

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

preambulo

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

prólogo

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

recapitulação, síntese

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

discurso longo, escrito maçante

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

censurar, editar

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

confluir, fusão