Cultural Sphere and Arts

concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type

having a worldwide scope rather than a local or limited one

expressing sorrow often for something past

intellectually productive

lofty in style

displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

excessively mournful

lacking wit or imagination

smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values

labored and dull

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

a mixture of loud and harsh noises

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

an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

a way of exaggerating and emphasizing on something as a figure of speech

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

a written satire that harshly criticizes or jokes about someone or something

the mistaken use of a word or phrase instead of one that roughly sounds similar but is irrelevant to the context and causes amusement

the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible

an introductory or preliminary part of a book, statute, document, etc., explaining its purpose

an introductory part at the beginning of a play, movie, TV show, etc.

a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

a long monotonous harangue

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mix together different elements