Key Words - The Arts
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Vocabulary
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Meaning
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Example
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2 dimensional
(adj) |
width & length / flat
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Most maps are a 2 dimensional view of the world.
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3 dimensional
(adj) |
width, length & depth
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This model is a 3 dimensional representation of the building.
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boundary
(noun) |
a line that marks the limits of an area / the limit of something
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The longest international boundary between two countries separates the US and Canada.
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chaos
(noun) |
complete disorder and confusion
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The civil war led to chaos in that country.
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commission
(verb) |
an order for something, especially a work of art, to be produced / an instruction or command
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Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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contemporary
(adj) |
dating, living or occurring at the same time
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What we know of the 'Dark Ages', was recorded by contemporary historian, Bede.
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delve
(verb) |
reach inside and search for something / research or make inquiries into something
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To understand Culture, we really need to delve into the history of human beings.
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emerge
(verb) |
become known / come out of something
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The Internet emerged out of the technologies that came before it.
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expression
(noun) |
making your thoughts or feelings known
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Literature is one of the highest forms of expression.
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perspective
(noun) |
how you see, think about and understand the world around you
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From our perspective this business deal isn't very important.
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principle
(noun) |
a fundamental truth that is the foundation for a system of belief, behavior or way of thinking
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Being kind to others is an important principle in most religions.
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reproduction
(noun) |
the action or process of making a copy of something / the production of offspring by a sexual process
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It was an excellent reproduction, but the professor knew it wasn't real.
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sophisticated
(adj) |
having a great deal of worldly experience and knowledge of fashion and culture / not simple / complex
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She's quite sophisticated, she enjoys the opera and reading classic poetry.
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talented
(adj) |
having a natural aptitude or skill for something
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Shakespeare was an extremely talented writer.
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