Vocab #5

Question 1

auteur

Answer 1

a filmmaker that has so much control over the movie they are regarded as the author of it

Question 2

leitmotif

Answer 2

a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition

Question 3

deus ex machina

Answer 3

an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation

Question 4

pathos

Answer 4

a quality that evokes pity or sadness

Question 5

rapport

Answer 5

a close relationship in which the people have a close connection and understand each other well

Question 6

double entendre

Answer 6

a word that has two interpretations, one of which is usually indecent

Question 7

segue

Answer 7

an interrupted transition from one scene to another

Question 8

plebeian

Answer 8

member of the common people

Question 9

terra incognita

Answer 9

unknown territory

Question 10

tabula rasa

Answer 10

an empty mind with no innate ideas, typically at birth - a clean slate

Question 11

savoir faire

Answer 11

the ability to act appropriately in social situations

Question 12

sine qua non

Answer 12

something that is absolutely necessary

Question 13

roman a clef

Answer 13

a novel when real people or events appear with different names

Question 14

sonata

Answer 14

a composition for a instrumental soloist

Question 15

protégé

Answer 15

one who is guided and mentored by an older or more experienced person

Question 16

raison d’être

Answer 16

the purpose of someone or something’s existence

Question 17

modus vivendi

Answer 17

a way of living

Question 18

carpe diem

Answer 18

an exclamation urging someone to think about the present and think little about the future

Question 19

vulpine

Answer 19

relating to foxes

Question 20

tempus fugit

Answer 20

an exclamation for time flies

Question 21

jejune

Answer 21

dry and uninteresting

Question 22

proselytize

Answer 22

an attempt to convert someone form one religion, belief, or opinion to another

Question 23

acolyte

Answer 23

an assistant

Question 24

ingenue

Answer 24

an innocent or unsophisticated young woman in a film

Question 25

weltschmerz

Answer 25

feeling of melancholy

Question 26

atelier

Answer 26

a workshop or studio

Question 27

memento mori

Answer 27

a latin phrase for, “Remember you must die” that helps put things into perspective, and cherish moments “Yolo”

Question 28

peccadillo

Answer 28

a minor offense

Question 29

farrago

Answer 29

a confused mixture

Question 30

zeitgeist

Answer 30

the defining spirit of a period of history shown by the aura of the time.