Art & Music

renaissance C2+

/ˈɹɛnəˌsɑns/ Any similar artistic or intellectual revival. M S

temperance C2+

/ˈtɛmpəɹəns/ Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence. M S

treble C2+

/ˈtɹɛbəl/ three times as great or many M S

unearth C2+

/ʌnˈɜː(ɹ)θ/ bring to light M S

pursuant C2+

/pɚˈsu.ənt/ That pursues. M S

saturate C2+

/ˈsatjʊɹeɪt/ To cause to become completely permeated with, or soaked (especially with a liquid). M S

self-styled C2+

as claimed by and for yourself often without justification M S

mendicant C2+

/ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/ practicing beggary M S

suppliant C2+

/ˈsʌpliənt/ humbly entreating M S

factitious C2+

/fækˈtɪʃəs/ not produced by natural forces M S

macerate C2+

/ˈmæs.ə.ɹeɪt/ soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result M S

emaciate C2+

/ɪˈmeɪ̯.ʃiˌeɪ̯t/ grow weak and thin or waste away physically M S

maculate C2+

/ˈmækjʊleɪt/ To spot; to stain; to blur. M S

first-nighter C2+

/ˌfɝːstˈnaɪtɚ/ a person who regularly attends the opening nights of plays or other theatrical productions M S

duet C2+

/duˈɛt/ a musical composition or performance for two performers M S

bop C2+

/bɑp/ to hit lightly; to dance to popular music; a style of jazz M S

graphical C2+

/ˈɡræfɪkəl/ relating to visual art or to vivid, detailed depiction M S

accompaniment C2+

/əˈkʌmpənimənt/ something that accompanies, especially music supporting a soloist M S

docent C2+

/ˈdoʊsənt/ a guide who leads tours and explains exhibits at a museum or gallery M S

suspire C2+

/səˈspaɪər/ to breathe out or sigh; to draw breath M S

thespian C2+

/ˈθɛspiən/ an actor or actress; relating to drama and the theatre M S

cakewalk C2+

/ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/ something easily accomplished; a strutting dance of African American origin M S

joss C2+

/ˈdʒɑs/ a Chinese idol or cult image; luck or fortune M S

abstractionist C2+

/æbˈstrækʃənɪst/ an artist who works in abstract forms rather than representation M S

artiste C2+

/ɑrˈtist/ a professional performing artist, especially a singer, dancer, or entertainer M S

cartography C2+

/kɑrˈtɑɡrəfi/ the science and art of making maps M S

cartoonist C2+

/kɑrˈtunɪst/ an artist who draws cartoons or comic strips M S

chorus C2+

/ˈkɔrəs/ a group of singers, or a refrain repeated in a song M S

coincidental C2+

/koʊˌɪnsɪˈdɛntəl/ happening by chance rather than by design M S

dirge C2+

/dɝdʒ/ a mournful song or lament for the dead M S

educe C2+

/ɪˈdus/ to draw out or elicit something latent M S

horticulture C2+

/ˈhɔrtəˌkʌltʃɚ/ the art and science of cultivating gardens, fruits, vegetables, and flowers M S

instrumentation C2+

/ˌɪnstrəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ the arrangement of music for instruments, or the set of instruments used in a system M S

masterwork C2+

/ˈmæstərˌwɝk/ a masterpiece; the finest work an artist or craftsman produces M S

modernistic C2+

/ˌmɑdərˈnɪstɪk/ characteristic of modern styles or modernism, especially in art and design M S

musically C2+

/ˈmjuzɪkli/ in a manner relating to or resembling music M S

nonhomogeneity C2+

/ˌnɑnˌhoʊmədʒəˈniəti/ lack of uniformity in composition or structure M S

nonmusical C2+

/nɑnˈmjuzɪkəl/ not relating to or involving music; unmusical M S

poetic C2+

/poʊˈɛtɪk/ relating to or having the qualities of poetry M S

theatric C2+

/θiˈætrɪk/ relating to the theatre or exaggerated, dramatic display M S

tuneful C2+

/ˈtuːnfəl/ having a pleasant melody; melodious M S

wizardry C2+

/ˈwɪz.ɚd.ri/ the art or practice of magic, or great skill in some activity M S

choregus C2+

/kəˈɹiː.ɡəs/ in ancient Greece, a wealthy citizen who financed and supervised a chorus for a public dramatic or musical performance M S

clarin C2+

/kləˈriːn/ historical: a very long, trumpetlike wind instrument of Indigenous Mexico; the acocotl type is sounded by drawing air inward through its mouthpiece M S

rhapsodist C2+

/ˈɹæpsədɪst/ a reciter or interpreter of epic or other poetry; a rhapsode M S

alto-relievo C2+

/ˌæl.toʊ.rəˈliː.voʊ/ high relief: sculpture in which figures project strongly from the background M S

panharmonic C2+

/ˌpæn.hɑɹˈmɑn.ɪk/ music: adapted to, employing, or ranging across all harmonies or musical modes M S

canzonet C2+

/ˌkænzəˈnɛt/ a short, light song or a brief lyrical composition M S

melodeum C2+

/məˈloʊdiəm/ historical, music: a small keyboard reed organ; a rare form related to melodeon M S

teponaztli C2+

/te.poˈnaːst͡ɬi/ a hollow wooden slit drum of central Mexico, especially associated with Aztec and related cultures, sounded by striking two carved tongues M S

fiddlebow C2+

/ˈfɪdəlˌboʊ/ a bow used to sound the strings of a fiddle or violin M S

enchase C2+

/ɪnˈtʃeɪs/ historical: to set a gemstone or another ornament into a mounting M S

entr'acte C2+

/ˈɑnˌtɹækt/ an interval between two acts of a play, opera, or other theatrical performance M S

terribilità C2+

/ˌtɛr.əˌbɪl.əˈtɑː/ art history: an awe-inspiring expression of powerful will, grandeur, and formidable or angry force, especially associated with Michelangelo's work M S