Vocab #5 Flashcards
auteur
a filmmaker that has so much control over the movie they are regarded as the author of it
leitmotif
a recurrent theme throughout a musical or literary composition
deus ex machina
an unexpected power or event saving a seemingly hopeless situation
pathos
a quality that evokes pity or sadness
rapport
a close relationship in which the people have a close connection and understand each other well
double entendre
a word that has two interpretations, one of which is usually indecent
segue
an interrupted transition from one scene to another
plebeian
member of the common people
terra incognita
unknown territory
tabula rasa
an empty mind with no innate ideas, typically at birth - a clean slate
savoir faire
the ability to act appropriately in social situations
sine qua non
something that is absolutely necessary
roman a clef
a novel when real people or events appear with different names
sonata
a composition for a instrumental soloist
protégé
one who is guided and mentored by an older or more experienced person
raison d’être
the purpose of someone or something’s existence
modus vivendi
a way of living
carpe diem
an exclamation urging someone to think about the present and think little about the future
vulpine
relating to foxes
tempus fugit
an exclamation for time flies
jejune
dry and uninteresting
proselytize
an attempt to convert someone form one religion, belief, or opinion to another
acolyte
an assistant
ingenue
an innocent or unsophisticated young woman in a film
weltschmerz
feeling of melancholy
atelier
a workshop or studio
memento mori
a latin phrase for, “Remember you must die” that helps put things into perspective, and cherish moments “Yolo”
peccadillo
a minor offense
farrago
a confused mixture
zeitgeist
the defining spirit of a period of history shown by the aura of the time.
