ART AND ENTERTAINMENT- DEFINITIONS Flashcards
VOCABULARY
Extremely clever and exciting or amusing.
Coruscating /ˈkɒrəskeɪtɪŋ/ adjective formal
Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.
Earnest 1 /ˈɜːnɪst/ adjective
A newspaper or broadcasting station produced by a particular organization and giving only the opinions of that organization.
Organ /ˈɔːɡən/ noun formal
A person whose job is to correct mistakes in books before they are printed.
Proofreader /ˈpruːfˌriːdəʳ/ noun [C]
Used in writing when you want the reader to make a comparison between the subject being discussed and something else
cf., cf /siːˈef/ formal
A fountain pen designed to take ink cartridges.
Cartridge pen /ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/ noun [C]
A large piece of blotting paper with a stiff back which is used to absorb ink, and is often put on the top of a desk to protect it when writing.
Blotter /ˈblɒtəʳ/ noun [C]
A set of letters and symbols in a particular design and size.
Font /fɒnt/ noun [C]
A short description of a book, film, or other product written for promotional purposes.
Blurb /blɜːb/ noun [C
A publisher’s list of books published before the current season and still in print.
Backlist /ˈbæklɪst/ noun [C]
A type of dictionary in which words with similar meanings are grouped together.
Thesaurus /θɪˈsɔːrəs/ noun [C] (plural thesauruses or FORMAL thesauri) /θɪˈsɔːraɪ/
An advertisement in a newspaper or magazine that is designed to look like an article by the writers of the magazine.
Advertorial /ˌædvəˈtɔːrɪəl/ noun [C]
A zine (= small magazine) that is available on the Internet.
E-zine /ˈiːziːn/ noun [C]
A lawyer or reporter who obtains work by taking advantage of someone else’s bad luck or accident without considering their feelings.
Ambulance chaser /ˈæm.bjʊ.ləns ˌtʃeɪ.sər/
noun [C] informal disapproving
(The amount of) broadcasting time that someone or something, such as a piece of recorded music, has on the radio.
Airplay /ˈɛəpleɪ/ noun [U]
