Advanced Words Needed for the GRE - Artsy Endeavors
Here you will learn some English words about art, such as "artifact", "epigram", "phony", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.
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apothegm
[noun]
a clever and concise expression that contains a general truth or principle
buttress
[noun]
a protruding structure that supports a building or wall and is made out of bricks or stones
connoisseur
[noun]
an individual who is an expert of art, food, music, etc. and can judge its quality
counterpoint
[noun]
a musical technique that consists of mixing two or more separate melodies into one harmony
denouement
[noun]
the last section of a literary or dramatic piece where the plot is concluded and all the matters of the work is explained
eulogy
[noun]
a text or speech that offers high praise for a person or thing, not necessarily linked to the deceased
prolixity
[noun]
the fact of having an excessive number of words that results in being tedious
rhetoric
[noun]
the study of the rules and different methods of using language in a way that is effective
figurative
[adjective]
using language in a way that words don't have their actual meaning, but an imaginative meaning instead
hackneyed
[adjective]
(of phrases, words, ideas, etc.) used so much that it has lost its effect, interest, or originality
kafkaesque
[adjective]
resembling Franz Kafka's works in being extremely nightmarish, bizarre, and confusing
posthumous
[adjective]
referring to something that happens, is published, or is awarded after the death of the person to whom it relates
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