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The arts
Destination C1 &C2 Vocabulary Unit 22
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstract (adj) | abstract art expresses the artist’s ideas or feelings rather than showing the exact appearance of people or things |
| abstract (n) | an abstract painting or design |
| auction | a public occasion when things are sold to the people who offer the most money for them |
| audition | a short performance in which you sing, dance, or act so that someone can decide if you are good enough to perform in a particular play, concert etc |
| bestseller | a book that many people buy |
| collector's item | a rare or valuable object that collectors want to own |
| curator | someone whose job is to look after the objects in a museum |
| fine art | objects such as paintings and sculptures that are created to be looked at because they are beautiful or interesting |
| installation | a piece of art that consists of several different objects or pictures arranged to produce a particular effect |
| lines | the words that an actor says in a performance |
| lyrics | the words of a song |
| masterpiece | an excellent painting, book, piece of music etc, or the best work of art that a particular artist, writer, musician etc has ever produced |
| paperback | a book with a cover made of thick paper |
| period (adj) | typical of a particular historical time |
| period (n) | a particular time in history |
| priceless | very valuable and impossible to replace |
| recital | a performance of music or poetry |
| retrospective (adj) | relating to or considering things that happened in the past |
| retrospective (n) | an exhibition that includes examples of a particular artist’s work from their whole career |
| score | the music written for a film, play, etc |
| sketch (n) | a drawing made quickly that does not have many details |
| sketch (n) | a short funny scene that is performed within a longer show |
| sketch (v) | to draw a picture quickly and with few details |
| work of art | something such as a painting or sculpture that is of very high quality |
| work of art | something that is made or done in a skilful or attractive way |
| worthless | not having any value or good qualities, or not useful |
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