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Advanced Words Needed for the GRE - Cultural Sphere and Arts
Here you will learn some English words about art and culture, such as "elegiac", "jejune", "trite", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.
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aesthetic
[adjective]
relating to the enjoyment or appreciation of beauty or art, especially visual art
cosmopolitan
[adjective]
including a wide range of people with different nationalities and cultures
elegiac
[adjective]
expressing or displaying the sadness and sorrow felt due to loss, death, or a past event
grandiloquent
[adjective]
using literary, elaborate, or formal language or style with the intention to impress other people
pedestrian
[adjective]
lacking elements that arouse interest, cause excitement, or show imagination
philistine
[adjective]
not being interested, fond, or understanding of serious works of music, art, literature, etc.
ponderous
[adjective]
possessing the quality of being very boring, slow, and serious, particularly used for speeches and writings
trite
[adjective]
(mainly of ideas, opinions, or remarks) used so often that it no longer has the same effect, interest, or originality
cacophony
[noun]
a literary device that uses a mixture of unpleasant, inharmonious, and harsh sounds to depict disorder or chaos
hyperbole
[noun]
a technique used in speech and writing to exaggerate the extent of something
lament
[noun]
a song, musical piece, poem, etc. that expresses the feeling of sorrow and sadness after a loss or death
lampoon
[noun]
a drawing, speech, or text aiming to criticize something or someone in a humorous manner
malapropism
[noun]
the humorous and incorrect use of a word that sounds similar to the intended word
palimpsest
[noun]
a manuscript that was written on, erased, and written on again and again, while the previous text was still partially visible
preamble
[noun]
an introductory or preliminary section of a book, statute, document, etc. giving information about its purpose
prologue
[noun]
the beginning section of a movie, book, play, etc. that introduces the work
recapitulation
[noun]
the act of repeating the key points or parts of something in order to summarize it
to bowdlerize
[verb]
to delete the sections or words that are believed to be offensive or inappropriate from a play, movie, book, etc.
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