Art and Culture Flashcards
Something that catches your attention
Eye-catching
Unreal, imaginative
Far-fetched
capturing one’s complete attention as if by magic.
Mesmerising
Arousing or touching the emotions
Moving
Impresive and eye-catching
Spectacular/striking
failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid.
Unconvincing
A person who enjoy and understand the art
Art lover
Place where art are exhibited or learned (museum, theatre, art gallery, art college)
Cultural institution
represent(ing) by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
Depict(ion)
cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
Engrave (engraving)
Paintings/texts with depiction of nature (lands, rivers etc.)
Landscape
an opportunity to view something before it is acquired or becomes generally available.
Preview
a painting or drawing of an arrangement of objects, typically including fruit and flowers and objects contrasting with these in texture, such as bowls and glassware.
Still life
The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something; the separation or distinction between two things.
Demarcation
recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.
The patterns of spoken language are ________ from those of writing
Distinct; To be distinct from
stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
The arrangement had not been made ______
Explicit
(1 of m) To indicate or suggest something indirectly or without explicitly stating it.
I’m not ______-ing anything about your cooking, but could we eat out tonight?
Imply
Extremely important or necessary; essential for the success or completion of something.
His work was _____ to the work success
Crucial; To be crucial to
The highest point or peak of something; the culmination or apex of a process or achievement.
By the age of 32 she had reached the _______ of her career.
Pinnacle
The quality of being fluid or easily flowing;
the ability to adapt or change easily.
The _____ of political situation cause excitement among residents.
Fluidity
To meet or come across someone or something unexpectedly; a brief or casual meeting with someone or something.
I had an alarming _______ with a wild pig.
This meeting will be the first _______ between the party leaders since the election.
encounter with
encounter between
Extremely funny or amusing; causing laughter or amusement.
He didn’t like the film at all - I thought it was ______
Hilarious
