Art & Music

carol C1

/ˈkærəl/ a joyful song, especially a traditional religious song sung at Christmas M S

canvas C1

/ˈkænvəs/ A strong, rough cloth used for tents, sails, bags, and shoes. M S

texture C1

/ˈtɛkst͡ʃɚ/ The way a surface or material feels when you touch it. M S

masculine C1

/ˈmæskjələn/ (music or poetry) ending on an accented beat or syllable M S

flourish C1

/ˈflɐɹ.ɪ̟ʃ/ To grow or develop strongly and successfully. M S

encore C1

/ˈɑnkoɹ/ an extra or repeated performance given after the scheduled program, usually in response to applause M S

aesthetic C1

/ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/ Relating to beauty or the appreciation of beautiful things. M S

jig C1

/dʒɪɡ/ a lively traditional dance with quick steps and jumps, or the music for it M S

concerto C1

/kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/ A piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra. M S

presto C1

/ˈprɛs.toʊ/ used to announce a sudden or seemingly magical result M S

tapestry C1

/ˈtæp.ə.stri/ a thick woven textile with a picture or decorative design, especially one hung on a wall M S

palette C1

/ˈpælɪt/ a thin board or other flat surface on which an artist arranges and mixes paints M S

calligraphy C1

/kəˈlɪɡ.rə.fi/ the art or practice of producing beautiful, decorative handwriting M S

cadence C1

/ˈkeɪdəns/ the rhythmic flow or pattern of sounds in speech, writing, or movement M S

fresco C1

/ˈfrɛskoʊ/ the technique of painting with water-based pigment on fresh, damp plaster M S

falsetto C1

/fɔlˈsɛt.oʊ/ a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register M S

evoke C1

/ɪˈvoʊk/ To bring a feeling, memory, or image into someone's mind. M S

fanciful C1

/ˈfænsɪfl̩/ Imagined rather than based on facts; unrealistic. M S

mandolin C1

/ˈmæn.dəˌlɪn/ a small plucked string instrument of the lute family, usually with four paired courses tuned like a violin M S

romanticism C1

/roʊˈmæn.tə.sɪ.zəm/ the late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century movement in European art, literature, and music that emphasized imagination, emotion, individual experience, and nature M S

smartly C1

/ˈsmɑː(ɹ)tli/ in a stylish manner M S

patchwork C1

/ˈpætʃˌwɝk/ the craft or method of sewing differently shaped pieces of fabric together into a larger design M S

artistically C1

/ɑː(ɹ)ˈtɪstɪkli/ In a skilful or creative way that shows artistic taste. M S

monogram C1

/ˈmɑː.nəˌɡræm/ a design made by combining or interweaving a person's or organization's initials as an identifying mark M S

couplet C1

/ˈkʌplət/ two successive lines of verse that form a unit, often sharing a meter and rhyme M S

diorama C1

/ˌdaɪəˈrɑmə/ a three-dimensional model or display of a scene, often with figures arranged before a painted background M S

croon C1

/kruːn/ to sing or hum softly in a low, gentle, or sentimental voice M S

stencil C1

/ˈstɛn.səl/ a thin sheet with letters, shapes, or a design cut from it, used to reproduce the pattern on another surface M S

warble C1

/ˈwɔːr.bəl/ to sing with trills or rapid, smooth variations in pitch, like a bird M S

dramatize C1

/ˈdræmətaɪz/ to adapt a story or event for performance as a play, film, radio work, or television program M S

symphonic C1

/sɪmˈfɑː.nɪk/ relating to, written as, or characteristic of a symphony or symphony orchestra M S

timbre C1

/ˈtæm.bɚ/ The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume. M S

inlay C1

/ɪnˈleɪ/ to decorate a surface by setting pieces of another material into it M S

futurist C1

/ˈfjuːtʃɝɪst/ a person who studies current trends in order to forecast possible future developments M S

poetess C1

/ˈpoʊ.ɪˌtɛs/ A woman who writes poetry. M S

poetical C1

/poʊˈɛtɪkl̩/ Synonym of poetic. M S

trenchant C1

/ˈtɹɛnʃənt/ Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. M S

caricaturist C1

/ˌker.ə.kəˈtʃʊr.ɪst/ an artist or writer who creates caricatures by exaggerating distinctive features for comic, critical, or satirical effect M S

recitative C1

/ˌrɛsɪtəˈtiːv/ a speechlike style of singing in opera, oratorio, and related music, used especially to advance dialogue or narrative between more melodic passages M S

playact C1

/ˈpleɪˌækt/ to behave theatrically or pretend feelings or intentions that are not genuine M S