Vocab

The Artist Part 1 vocabulary

1. [adjective] Eccentric: strange, unconventional, weird but smart, weird with money 

   1. [Noun] eccentricity

2. [verb] Venerate: to respect

3. [adjective] Opaque: not clearly understood, dense

4. [noun] Abstinence: deliberate self-restraint

5. [verb] Emulate: to equal through imitation

6. [adjective] Tranquil: calm

7. [noun] Aesthetic: concerning beauty, appealing to the senses

8. [noun] Amalgam: a combination of diverse elements

9. [adjective] Mutable subject to change

   1. Prefix ‘mut’ is often used as change

10. [adjective] Candid: honest and straightforward 

    1. Candor is the noun of honesty

11. [adjective] Acerbic: bitter

    1. Synonym: caustic, vitriolic

12. [noun] autonomy : independence, also used in a political sense

    1. Notice the prefix ‘auto’

13. [verb] Belie: to represent falsely

14. [adjective] Reclusive: seeking or preferring isolation

    1. Recluse is the noun of seeking or preferring isolation

    2. (ex): JD Salinger

15. [noun] Nostalgia: a bittersweet longing for the past

16. [verb] Enthrall: to hold spellbound, to captivate usually in a positive way

17. [verb] Collaborate: to work together 

18. [verb] Galvanize: to stimulate

19. [verb] Abhor: to hate

20. [adjective] Innovative: new and creative