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Key Words - The Arts

Vocabulary
Meaning
Example

2 dimensional
(adj)

width & length / flat
Most maps are a 2 dimensional view of the world.

3 dimensional
(adj)

width, length & depth
This model is a 3 dimensional representation of the building.

boundary
(noun)

a line that marks the limits of an area / the limit of something
The longest international boundary between two countries separates the US and Canada.

chaos
(noun)

complete disorder and confusion
The civil war led to chaos in that country.

commission
(verb)

an order for something, especially a work of art, to be produced / an instruction or command
Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

contemporary
(adj)

dating, living or occurring at the same time
What we know of the 'Dark Ages', was recorded by contemporary historian, Bede.

delve
(verb)

reach inside and search for something / research or make inquiries into something
To understand Culture, we really need to delve into the history of human beings.

emerge
(verb)

become known / come out of something
The Internet emerged out of the technologies that came before it.

expression
(noun)

making your thoughts or feelings known
Literature is one of the highest forms of expression.

perspective
(noun)

how you see, think about and understand the world around you
From our perspective this business deal isn't very important.

principle
(noun)

a fundamental truth that is the foundation for a system of belief, behavior or way of thinking
Being kind to others is an important principle in most religions.

reproduction
(noun)

the action or process of making a copy of something / the production of offspring by a sexual process
It was an excellent reproduction, but the professor knew it wasn't real.

sophisticated
(adj)

having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture / not simple / complex
She's quite sophisticated, she enjoys the opera and reading classic poetry.

talented
(adj)

having a natural aptitude or skill for something
Shakespeare was an extremely talented writer.
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