Fiszki: 3BA PNJA VOCAB - UNITS 25, 26, 27 | Quizlet
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overrated
not as good as people say
2. hackneyed
done so often it is boring]
3. impenetrable
complex and impossible to understand]
4. disjointed
unconnected and not in a clear order]
5. far-fetched
impossible to believe]
6. risque
slightly imoral and likely to shock some people]
7. gripping
exciting and keeping your attention the whole time]
8. harrowing
extremely upsetting]
9. moving
making you feel strong emotion especially pity or sadness]
10. memorable
you remember it long after]
11. understated
done or expressed in a simple but attractive style]
12. panned
very negatively criticised]
13. lauded
highly praised]
14. bombed
was a failure]
awards
prizes, honours
16. up-and-coming
likely to become very famous]
17. masterpiece
very great work of art]
18. to be miscast
was the wrong person for the role]
19. to become typecast
always associated with that type of role]
20. encores
calls from the audience to repeat it]
21. standing ovation
the audience stood up and applauded]
interpretation
way of understanding and performing it
version
one of several performances that exist
24. rendition
performance on a specific occasion]
25. portrayal
the picture she created]
1. pulling the wool over someone's eyes
deceiving]
2. philistinism
inability to appreciate art or culture]
3. detractors
critics]
4. wised up
become more sophisticated]
5. dumbed down
become less intellectual]
6. tate modern
new modern art gallery in london]
renaissance
a period of European history, lasting from about 1300 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world
8. to be more than a fad
a short enthusiasm for something (disapproving)]
9. to vote with your feet
stop coming]
impressionism
types of artists and schools
11. cubist
types of artists and schools
12. surrealists
types of artists and schools
13. deemed
considered]
14. surrealism
types of artists and schools
15. visually literate
educated with regard to art]
16. immune to = inured to
not affected by
17. highbrow
intended for educated] / lowbrow
impenetrable / transparent
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19. sophisticated / primitive
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20. challenging / undemanding
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21. dazzling / pedestrian
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22. evocative / uninspiring
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23. intriguing / dreary
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24. peerless / run-of-the-mill
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25. tongue-in-cheek / carnest
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paints someone in ... light
give a character good impression?
shadowy
mysterious
depicted
To represent or characterize in words; describe
portrayed
Showed, demonstrated
colourful
having bright colours or a lot of different colours
shaped
to give a certain form or shape to
moulded
shaped
illustrates
shows
motifs
A word, character, object, image, metaphor, or idea that reoccurs in a work of literature
black-and-white
good and bad
images
mental pictures we create in our minds of the outside world
illuminate
to light up or make clear
1. poignant chronicle
a moving and sad description of a sequence of events]
2. compelling tale
powerful story that keeps you interested]
3. lugubrious setting
rather dark and gloomy setting]
4. page-turner
very interesting and engaging story]
5. enigmatic tale
mysterious story]
macabre
horrible; grim
chilling
very scary
breathtaking achievement
amazing achievement
9. wry humour
humour in the face of a bad situation]
10. evocative scenes
scenes which arouse memories or images]
journal
a written record of what you have done each day
12. memoirs
written record of a person's own life]
13. anthology
collection of, poems or short stories]
14. compendium
collection of detailed information about particular subject]
15. manual
book with instructions]
16. logbook
book that records events and times]
17. compulsive reading
difficult to stop once you have started]
18. can't put down
difficult to stop once you have started]
19. lightweight novel
not complex]
20. bedtime reading
nice to read in bed]
21. heavy going
difficult to read]
22. get into it
become involved with]
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