Why babies in medieval paintings look like ugly old men Flashcards
escalator (n)
/ˈes.kə.leɪ.tər/
stairs that moves by electric power
a money pit
something on which you keep having to spend a lot of money, especially when it may be a waste of money
a boat is just a money pit
renaissance (n)
/ˈren.ə.sɑːns/
the period of new growth of interest and activity in the areas of art, literature, and ideas in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries
intentional (adj)
planned or intended:
screw (something) up (phv)
to make a mistake, or to spoil something:
I totally screwed up the chemistry exam.
depiction (n)
/dɪˈpɪk.ʃən/
the way that something is represented or shown:
The painter’s depictions of war won her a worldwide reputation.
homunculus (n)
/həˈmʌŋkjələs/
a very small human or human-like creature
philosopher (n)
/fɪˈlɒs.ə.fər/
someone who studies or writes about the meaning of life:
overlap (v)
/ˌəʊ.vəˈlæp/
to have some parts or features that are the same:
My musical tastes don’t overlap with my brother’s at all.
unfold (v)
/ʌnˈfəʊld/
(of a situation or story) to develop or become clear:
Events unfolded in a way that no one could have predicted.
ditch (v)
/dɪtʃ/
to get rid of something or someone that is no longer wanted:
Did you know that Sarah ditched her boyfriend last week?
idealize (adj)
/aɪˈdɪə.laɪz/
to think of or represent someone or something as perfect:
Thoreau seemed to idealize the women close to him.
abstraction (n)
/æbˈstræk·ʃən/
the quality of existing as or representing an idea, a feeling, etc. and not a material object, or something that has this quality (not real)
black holes are no longer mathematical abstractions.
cherub (n)
/ˈtʃer.əb/
an angel that is represented in art as a beautiful, fat, naked child with small wings
pinch (v)
/pɪntʃ/
to tightly press something, esp. someone’s skin, between your finger and thumb or between two surfaces:
Ouch! Stop pinching (me)!
