Art and Culture Flashcards

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Something that catches your attention

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Eye-catching

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Unreal, imaginative

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Far-fetched

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capturing one’s complete attention as if by magic.

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Mesmerising

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Arousing or touching the emotions

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Moving

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Impresive and eye-catching

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Spectacular/striking

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failing to make someone believe that something is true or valid.

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Unconvincing

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A person who enjoy and understand the art

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Art lover

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Place where art are exhibited or learned (museum, theatre, art gallery, art college)

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Cultural institution

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represent(ing) by a drawing, painting, or other art form.

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Depict(ion)

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cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.

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Engrave (engraving)

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Paintings/texts with depiction of nature (lands, rivers etc.)

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Landscape

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an opportunity to view something before it is acquired or becomes generally available.

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Preview

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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.

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Still life

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The action of fixing the boundary or limits of something; the separation or distinction between two things.

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Demarcation

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recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.

The patterns of spoken language are ________ from those of writing

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Distinct; To be distinct from

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stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
The arrangement had not been made ______

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Explicit

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(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?

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Imply

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Extremely important or necessary; essential for the success or completion of something.

His work was _____ to the work success

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Crucial; To be crucial to

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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.

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Pinnacle

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The quality of being fluid or easily flowing;

the ability to adapt or change easily.

The _____ of political situation cause excitement among residents.

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Fluidity

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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.

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encounter with

encounter between

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Extremely funny or amusing; causing laughter or amusement.

He didn’t like the film at all - I thought it was ______

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Hilarious