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
Mambo: ballroom dance
Waltz: classical ballroom dance
Mazurka: lively folk dance
Coda: [...]

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 : ensemble of singers and instrumentalists
Improvisation : composition of music while [...]

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 French dance
Nocturne : dreamy romantic piece of music
Overture: musical introduction [...]

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 writer
Wordsmith: a skilled writer
Persona: character in play
Poetaster : inferior poet
Protagonist : [...]

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 meanings
Leitmotif : dominant theme
Mimesis: imitation of person’s style/grammar
Motif: [...]

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 sounds in initial words
Allusion: reference to famous persons or events
Amphigory [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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
Stammel
Vermillion
Wine
Maroon
Murrey

Color – IV ORANGE

Terracotta
Tangerine
Ocher
Apricot
Aurora
Carotene
Carrot
Helianthin
Hyacinth
Mandarin
Marigold
Mikado
Pumpkin

Color – V PINK

Blush
Begonia
Salmon
Ombre
Nymph
Cameo
Carnation
Fiesta
Flamingo
Incarnadine
Melon

Color – VI GREY

Ash
Cinder
Cinereous
Dove
Flint
Griege
Obsidian
Pelican
Plumbago
Slate
Taupe

Color – VII YELLOW

Amber
Auramine
Aureolin
Blond
Brass
Brazen
Bluff
Butter
Calendula
Canary
Chalcedony
Chamois
Citron
Crocus
Dandelion
Flax
Gamboges
Honey
Jonquil
Linen
Maize
Mustard
Orpiment
Palomino
Pear
Primrose
Puree
Quince
Reed
Saffron
Sallow
Straw
Wheaten
Yolk

Color – VIII GREEN

Absinthe
Aqua
Avocado
Beryl
Bice
Brewster
Celadon
Corbeau
Drake
Emerald
Flagstone
Holly
Jade
Lizard
Loden
Malachite
Mint
Moss
Myrtle
Olive
Patina
Reseda
Serpentine
Shamrock
Spruce
Teal
Tourmaline
Turquoise
Verdigris
Viridian
Yew
Verdant

Color – IX BLUE

Aquamarine
Azure
Cerulean
Cyan
Gentian
Huckleberry
Hydrangea
Jouvence
Lucerne
Lupine
Milori
Smalt
Ultramarine
Wisteria
Woad
Zaffer

Color – X Purple [...]

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 : [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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: [...]