Avancerat Ordförråd för GRE - Kultursfär och konst

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

estetisk, relaterad till estetik

dating back to the ancient past

arkaisk, gammal

including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures

kosmopolitisk, multikulturell

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

elegisk

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

fruktbar, kreativ

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

grandiloquent, pompös

displaying simplicity, immaturity, or inexperience

barnslig, omogen

extremely sorrowful and serious

lugn, dyster

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

tråkig, vardaglig

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

filistin, okänslig

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

tung, tråkig

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

klichéartad, sliten

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

kakofoni

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

crescendo, gradvis ökning

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

förfalskad, syntetisk

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

hyperbol, överdrift

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

lament, klagosång

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

parodi, satir

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

malapropism, felaktig användning

the constant lack of change and variety that is boring

monotoni, enformighet

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

palimpsest

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

preambel

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

prolog

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

rekapitulation, sammanfattning

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

tråkig text, långt tal

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

censurera, redigera

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

konfluerar, sammanfoga