Allemande : court dance Ballet : classical dance form Barn dance: rural American social dance Bolero” a lively dance Cancan : high kicking stage dance Charleston : vigorous ballroom dance Clog: dance in which performer beats rhythm on the floor with heavy wooden shoes Conga : a ballroom dance Lambada : a competitive acrobatic dance [...]

Music   Chorister: member of choir especially its leader Contralto: lowest female voice Glee club: choral group usually large Hymn: religious or sacred song Libretto: words and texts of opera Leider: stylized German song Opera: drama in which text is entirely sung Baton: conductor’s light rd usually to keep time Conductor: leader of orchestra Consort [...]

Music     Air: simple tune melody or song Arabesque: short composition for piano Aubade: sunrise music Ballade: piano composition in romantic mood Ballet: music written to accompany balletic dance Concertino: short concert Dirge : slow mournful piece of music Etude: a musical piece intended to aid student in learning an instrument Minuet : early [...]

People of literature   Antagonist: rival Bard: composer/singer of epic poetry Belletrist: composer of many amusing works Bibliognot : people with comprehensive knowledge of books Playwright : dramatist Fabulist : person who writes fables Farceur: writer of broad comedy Pseudonym: pen name Scribe: copier of manuscripts before invention of printing Scrivener: professional or public copyist [...]

Literature   Doggerel: silly or bad poetry Epilogue: concluding segment after the main body Euphony: pleasantness of sounds in poetry Exegesis : critical interpretation of text Genre: category of composition with a specific style Gloss: continuous commentary appearing in a text Imagery : language used to evoke mental picture Irony: words expressing other than literal [...]

Literature   Rondel : short poem Saga : lengthy legend Satire : work holding up human vices Sirvente : medieval poem Sonnet : poem of fourteen lines Verse : poetry Whodunit: mystery story Agon : dispute between chorus and characters in a Greek tragedy Allegory : metaphor used to explain larger meanings Alliteration: repetition of [...]

Words related to literature Apologue : fable containing a moral Memoirs: autobiography Ballad: poem that tells a story Chanson: song to be sung Chronicle : historical writing Confession: autobiography addressing very private topics Eclogue : pastoral poem Elegy: poem lamenting one who is dead Epic: Literary work recounting a heroic story Epigram : terse witty [...]

Words related to sculpture Vent: passages in mold through which gases escape during casting Spall: chip or splinter broken from stone during carving Grounding : finely polishing marble Gradine : toothed chisel Gouge : curved chisel Foundry: process of melting, casting or molding metals File: abrasive metal tool for smoothing and shaping Emboss: decorate with [...]

Painting Tools and Techniques Used in Painting Atelier : artist’s studio Batik : painting on wax treated cloth Cartoon : full size, preliminary painting or sketch for complete work Collage : pasting together bits of found objects Cool-colors – blue green colors of the spectrum Crayon: small stick or chalk, colored wax or charcoal used [...]

Colors Words related to specific color and shade Color – I WHITE Putty Oyster Nacre Dove Blond Alabaster Argent Gauze Columbine Color –II BLACK Soot Pitch Raven Sable Ebony Jet Color – III RED Jockey Garnet Alizarin Crimson Alpenglow Annatto Carioca Carmine Carnelian Cerise Cinnabar Claret Cochineal Cranberry Damask Lobster Ponceau Poppy Ruby Rust Scarlet [...]

Dimensions and Directions Askew : twisted to one side Aslant : obliquely at a slant Azimuth: of horizon measured clockwise from fixed point at North or South Beeline : direct course Circuitous : following an indirect path Linear : moving in a straight line Oblique : slanting or sloping Obtuse : an angle greater than [...]

Place Acme : highest point Aloft : high in air Apex: highest point Apogee: highest or most distant point Benchmark : reference for making measurements Cup sheaf : highest point Crown : highest point Dorsal : near or on the back Dorsolateral: on both the back and sides Epicenter : exact center Fork : point [...]

Time Biannual: occurring twice a year Bicentennial : occurring once in 200 years Biennial : occurring once in two years Bimonthly : occurring once in two months Diurnal : daily Duo decennial : occurring every twelve months Hebdomadal : weekly Perennial : occurring year after year Quinquennial : occurring every five years Quotidian : daily, [...]

Taste Acerbic: sour/astringent in taste Acidic : sharp, biting in flavor Acrid : sharp/biting/pungent Aftertaste: sensation of taste that remains after something is eaten Astringent : harshly biting to the taste buds Brackish : having a slightly salty taste Briny : salty in flavor Caustic: sharp, acidic Delectable : delicious, appetizing Dulcify: sweeten Gustatory: pertaining [...]

Smells Ambrosia : food of the gods Anosmic: having complete or partial loss of smell Aroma : agreeable odor Aromatic : having a pleasant scent and odor Bouquet : distinctive aroma of wines and liquor Cologne : mildly perfumed toilet water Deodorant : any agent used to eliminating odors Fetid: having a strong, unpleasant smell, [...]

Sounds and Noises Acoustics: branch of physics that deals with sound and sound waves Audiology: study of hearing disorders Aural : pertaining to the ear or sense of hearing Babel : confused mixture of sounds and noises Cacophony: harsh, discordance of sounds Clamor: loud and continuous sounds Consonance : harmony of sounds Din: loud, confused, [...]

Language Profanity : common or vulgar language characterized by irreverence towards God or sacred things Prologue: introductory remark or statement Pun: word play based on similarity of sound Rebuttal : reply to an argument Repartee: conversation characterized by wit Retort : sharp, retaliatory replies Rhetoric : principles of oratory Riposte : quick sharp reply Sarcasm [...]

Language and phonetics- 2 Declamation:  recitation as exercise in oratory or elocution Denotation : specific literal meaning Diatribe: abusive, bitter style of speech Dysphemism : harsh or unpleasant language Ellipsis : omission of words Endearment : affectionate form of address Epigram : concise, vivid saying Epilogue: concluding statement Epithet : descriptive often disparaging phrase Equivocation [...]

Language and phonetics-1 Holophrase : single word functioning as a phrase or a sentence Homograph : word with same spelling or different meaning from another word Homonym: word with same pronunciation, spelling but different meaning Ideogram : written symbol Idiolect : a person’s distinguished speaking style Jargon: technical or specialized terminology of a group of [...]

Diagnostic terms Ambulatory : designating patient who is able to leave bed and walk Autologous derived from same individual or organism Carcinogen: substance that might produce cancer in living tissue Congenital : condition present at birth, often inherited Dystrophy: faulty nutrition Endemic : disease that is constantly present in particular region but generally under control [...]