Performing arts (2) | Quizlet

nostalgia (n)

​a sad feeling mixed with pleasure when you think of happy times in the past
Eg: Some people feel nostalgia for their schooldays

hard-pressed (adj)

having a lot of problems, especially too much work, and too little time or money
Eg: Hard-pressed junior doctors want shorter working hours.

Counteract (v)

Counteract sth: to reduce or remove the effect of something by producing an opposite effect
Eg: These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension.

inevitable (adj)

unavoidable
Eg: A rise in interest rates seems inevitable.

sedentary (adj)

1. spending a lot of time sitting down and not moving
2. involving little exercise or physical activity
3. (of people or animals) that stay and live in the same place or area
Eg: He became increasingly sedentary in later life.

tag along (phr.v)
+ behind/with sb

to go somewhere with somebody, especially when you have not been asked or invited

hark back (phr.v)
+to sth

1. to remember or talk about something that happened in the past
2. to remind you of, or to be like, something in the past

passable (adj)

1. possible to travel on
2. satisfactory but not excellent (ok)

thrive on (phr.v)

to grow, develop, or be successful

get your teeth into sth

to put a lot of effort and enthusiasm into something that is difficult enough to keep you interested

deafening (adj)

very loud

depressing (adj)

making you feel very sad and without enthusiasm

discordant (adj)

not sounding pleasant together, conflicting

harmonious (adj)

​(of sounds) very pleasant when played or sung together

inspiring (adj)

encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something

mind-blowing (adj)

surprising, shocking, and often difficult to understand or imagine

rhythmic (adj)

A rhythmic sound has a regular movement or beat that is repeated

soothing (adj)

make you feel calm

uplifting/moving(adj)

1. positive in a way that encourages the improvement of a person's mood or spirit.
2. making you feel happier or giving you more hope

upbeat (adj) OPP: downbeat

1. Upbeat music is fast and often sounds happy.
2. positive and enthusiastic; making you feel that the future will be good

stint in (nphr)

a fixed or limited period of time spent doing a particular job or activity

line up to do sth

to prepare, organize, or arrange something
Eg: Do you have anyone lined up to do the catering at the Christmas party?

Initiate (v)

1. initiate sth: to make sth begin
Eg: The government has initiated a programme of economic reform

2. initiate somebody (into something): to explain something to somebody and/or make them experience it for the first time
Eg: She was initiated into classical music by her mother.

3. initiate somebody (into something) to make somebody a member of a particular group, especially as part of a secret ceremony
Eg: Hundreds are initiated into the sect each year.

Induce (v)

1. induce somebody to do something: to persuade or influence somebody to do something
Eg: Nothing would induce me to take the job

2. induce something: to cause something
Eg: Hearing loss is often induced by exposure to loud noise.

allege (v)

to state something as a fact but without giving proof
•S + allege that...
• It is alleged that...
• be alleged to be, have sth
• allege sth

prestigious (adj)

very much respected and admired, usually because of being important
Eg: The car won some of the industry's most prestigious awards.