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Unit 3.2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ignite | (cause to) start burning or explode |
| advent | the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, or a person arriving |
| trivial | having little value or importance |
| delight | give someone great pleasure or satisfaction |
| proclaim | announce something publicly or officially, especially something positive |
| composition | the way that people or things are arranged in a painting or photograph the parts, substances, etc. that something is made of |
| soar | rise very quickly to a high level, rise high in the air |
| shutter | the part of a camera that opens temporarily to allow light to reach the film when a photograph is being taken |
| endow | to give a large amount of money to pay for creating a college, hospital, etc. or to provide an income for it |
| endowment | something that you have from birth, often a quality money that is given to a college, hospital, etc. in order to provide it with an income, or the giving of this money |
| illuminate | to light something and make it brighter |
| instant | moment |
| soften | become more gentle or less strict, or to make someone do this: |
| flawless | perfect or without mistakes |
| condemn | criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons |
| dappled light | combination of dark and light patches on the object that is being illuminated |
| preface | an introduction at the beginning of a book explaining its purpose, thanking people who helped the autho |
| to preface | If you preface your words or actions with something else, you say or do this other thing first |
| take on a personality | to intentionally develop or present specific traits |
| photographic frame | a physical, decorative border |
| draw sb in | to involve, entice, or attract someone into participating in something |
| serpentine lines | curving and winding |
| striking composition | attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent |
| grand climax | the ultimate, most exciting, or most significant high point, peak |
| excruciating patience, pain | extremely painful |
| anticipate | to imagine or expect that something will happen to take action in preparation for something that you think will happen |
| bypass | avoid something by going around it |
| blazingly | extremely or intensely |
| blaze | burn fiercely or brightly |
| palette | a surface on which a painter arranges and mixes paints |
| wonder | a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar |
| visual context | the surrounding visual information (elements, cues, surroundings, situation) |
| gradation | scale or series of successive changes, stages, or degrees |
| abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence |
| elated | ecstatically happy |
| repel | drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away be repulsive or distasteful to |
| soothe | gently calm (a person or their feelings) relieve or ease (pain) |
| agitate | make someone feel worried or angry |
| shiver | shake slightly a momentary trembling movement |
| energize | give vitality and enthusiasm to |
| blurring of time | losing a clear sense of its passage, where days, weeks, or years blend together, often due to trauma, intense emotion, routine, or lack of focus |
| midair | a part or section of the air above ground level or above another surface |
| time exposure | a photograph that results when the camers`s shutter is left open for a long time |
| flutter | of a bird or other winged creature) fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly |
| arc of wings | дуга крил |
| insight | deep understanding |
| ultimate reality | the supreme, fundamental, and final truth or power underlying all existence, beyond superficial appearances, often considered the source and essence of everything |
| give sth in pursuit of sth | sacrifize |
| violated rules | someone has broken, failed to follow, or acted against established laws, agreements, principles, promises, or standards |
| painterly | relating to characteristics of paiting or painters |
| wart | a small, hard, usually harmless skin growth caused by a viral infection |
| eloquent | clearly expressing or indicating something |
| sublime | sth that has a wonderful quality that affects you deeply |
| emote | portray emotion in a theatrical manner |
| shaft of light | a narrow, distinct column or beam of light, like a sunbeam breaking through clouds or light shining through a window, often used to create a dramatic visual or symbolize hope/inspiration |
| usher | cause or mark the start of something new |
| feast one`s eyes on | gaze at with pleasure |
| overlook | fail to notice or consider something or someone |
| pedestrian | ordinary |
| in concert | work well together |
| come down to | essential |
| fleeting | go by very quickly |
| warts an dall | both the positive and the begative |
| from all walks of life | people who come from different backgrounds |
| usher in a thing | bring it into being |
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