TPO66 Flashcards
apprehension
worry about the future, or a fear that something unpleasant is going to happen
example: of his or her performance in the face of stage fright and
apprehension
subtlety
the quality or state of being subtle
subtle: highly skillful : EXPERT
example: dazzle the audience with unexpected energy, subtlety, and depth
solemnity
the quality of being serious
example: Roles rehearsed in all solemnity can suddenly turn comical in
performance…
disavow
to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something
example: restraining emotional display until opening night, is universally disavowed today…
amateur
someone who does not have much skill in what they do
example: viewed as a sure sign of the amateur, who relies primarily on guts and
adrenaline to get through the performance
subtle
achieved in a quiet way that does not attract attention to itself and is therefore good or smart
example: there is always, in any acting performance, a subtle adjustment
manifestation
a sign of something existing or happening
example: outward manifestations of this adjustment are usually all but
imperceptible…
imperceptible
unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight
example: outward manifestations of this adjustment are usually all but
imperceptible…
radiate
to express strongly an emotion or quality, or (of an emotion or quality) to be expressed strongly by someone
example: the best actors consistently radiate a quality known to the theater world as presence…
inexplicable
unable to be explained or understood
example: some inexplicable yet indelible manner…
indelible
UNFORGETTABLE, MEMORABLE
example: some inexplicable yet indelible manner…
betoken
to mean something or be a sign of something
example: , their silence betokens a level of attention for which
the actor customarily strives…
spur
something that acts as an encouragement for an activity or development
example: actor’s consciousness-and unconsciousness-and spur (or sometimes, alas, distract) the actor’s
efforts
veteran
a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity
example: The veteran actor can determine quickly how to ride the crest of audience laughter…
override
to take control over something, especially in order to change the way it operates
example: e lingering chuckles but not be
overridden by them…
vantage
a position or standpoint from which something is viewed or considered
especially : POINT OF VIEW
example: From the vantage point of the present, it is clear that perceptions of the land…
subsequent
following in time, order, or place
example: no less than the first colonists and subsequent immigrants to North
America…
canopy
the branches and leaves that spread out at the top of a group of trees forming a type of roof
example: the forests
provided canopies of large, well-spaced trees under which a horse and rider could pass…
unhindered
without anyone or anything making it difficult for you to do something or for something to happen
example: the forests
provided canopies of large, well-spaced trees under which a horse and rider could pass
unhindered…
menacing
making you think that someone is going to do something bad
example: European colonists who intruded on this harmonious world often viewed it as
alien and menacing…
alien
strange and not familiar
example: uropean colonists who intruded on this harmonious world often viewed it as
alien and menacing…
subdue
to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing
example: n New England, transplanted English settlers attempted
to subdue what they considered a fearsome wilderness by mapping the countryside…
marshland
an area of marsh
marsh: ground near a lake, a river, or the sea that often floods and is always wet
example: marshlands, clearing pastures, fencing particular parcels
pasture
grass or similar plants suitable for animals such as cows and sheep to eat, or an area of land covered in this
example: marshlands, clearing pastures, fencing particular parcels…
parcel
an area of land
example: marshlands, clearing pastures, fencing particular parcels…
receptacle
a container for holding things or that you can put things in
example: “This remote, rocky, barren, bushy, wild-woody wilderness, a
receptacle for lions, wolves, bears, foxes, raccoons, beavers, otters, and all kind of wild…
parche
to dry something out because of too much heat and not enough rain
example: a place that never afforded the Natives better than the flesh of a few wild creatures and
parched Indian corn…
plow
to dig land with a plow
example: , and plowing or searched searching for soil and landscape features…
expedite
to make something happen more quickly
example: . To expedite travel
and facilitate the shipment…
invariably
always
example: newcomers invariably built their homes along
rivers…
wilderness
an area of land that has not been used to grow crops or had towns and roads built on it, especially because it is difficult to live in as a result of its extremely cold or hot weather or bad earth
example: begin to discard their negative view of the landscape as a wilderness to be feared and
controlled, and to substitute the idea that nature could be as much useful as fearsome…
solitary
A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place
example: A few species remain solitary, but in most cases, new polyps bud off…
polyp
a small, simple, tube-shaped water animal
example: new polyps bud off…
immense
extremely large in size or degree
example: Freed from the limitations of living alone,
colonies can grow to immense sizes and live a very long time.
ridges
a long, narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain
example: At this stage, the calcium carbonate crystals form ridges…
stubby
short and thick
example: Some grow in branches, which can be
small and stubby…
