3-7 Flashcards
Connoisseur
Competent judge
Coterie
Social set, clique
Critique
Written analysis of a work of art
Debutante
Young woman making a formal appearance in society
Intrigue
Plotting, scheming
Liaison
Unofficial linkage
Repertoire
List of works a person can perform
Malapropism
Blunder in choice of words
Mentor
A wise, trusted advisor
Mercury
Messenger, carrier of news
Virtuoso
Person especially skilled in a fine art
Bourgeois
Member of the middle class
Nemesis
Agent of retribution, just punishment
Protean
Highly versatile, taking numerous forms
Stentorian
Very loud or powerful
Allegory
Story in which characters are symbolic
Ballet
Style of dancing
Curator
Custodian of a museum
Denouement
Outcome, solution
Symmetry
Balance, correspondence of parts