Arts & Humanities Vocabulary
Vocabulary words related to arts & humanities that appear on standardized tests including GRE, SAT, TOEFL, and IELTS.
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To explain or analyze something in detail.
A comprehensive explanation of an idea or theory; also, a large public exhibition or show.
To remove objectionable or inappropriate parts from a book or text.
An exact copy or reproduction, especially of written or printed material.
A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice o...
Literary works based on imagination rather than fact, including novels and stories.
Something invented by the imagination; not real, often used to describe characters or settings in li...
Last or concluding; occurring at the end of a process or event.
A tiny spot or speck, often insignificant; also used as a verb meaning to analyze critically in minu...
To suggest or indicate something that will happen later, especially in literature.
The crime of falsely making or altering a document or signature with intent to deceive.
About to happen or appear; also describes someone who is open and willing to share information.
A fortified place, typically a large and permanent structure designed for defense against attacks.
A lobby or entrance hall in a building, especially a theater or hotel.
A technique of mural painting executed on wet lime plaster with water-based colors.
A small mechanical or electronic device with a particular function, often one that is novel or usefu...
A group of geese, especially when they are noisy; informally, a disorganized group of people.
A long, intent look; the act of staring steadily.
A category or type of art, music, or literature characterized by a particular style.
A common type of igneous rock that is hard and used in construction and sculpture.
Relating to visual arts or vividly detailed, especially in description.
To greet someone enthusiastically or to call out to someone; also refers to frozen rain falling from...
A circle of light appearing around the head of a holy figure or a luminous ring around a light sourc...
A skillfully made item created by hand, often reflecting cultural or artistic value.
To suspend something from above, allowing it to swing freely, or to be suspended.
A person who does not belong to a widely accepted religion, especially a non-Christian; also used as...
Important or famous in history; significant due to past impact.
A large-scale destruction, especially by fire; often refers to the genocide of six million Jews by t...
The line where the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet; also refers to the limits of a person...
A peculiar or characteristic habit, mannerism, or trait of an individual.
Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in literature; a collection of mental images...
Living forever; not subject to death.
To pierce with a sharp stake or similar object.
Just begun and not yet fully formed or developed.
By the way; used to introduce a related or additional point.
A person who does not believe in a particular religion, especially someone viewed as opposing Christ...
Providing useful or interesting information.
An established organization or foundation, or a well-established practice or custom.
A musician who plays a musical instrument, especially one who does not sing.
In a complete or original state; not damaged or altered.
The faculty of reasoning and understanding objectively, especially through thought.
Involving two-way communication or engagement between participants or systems.
A short period between two events; a brief pause or diversion.
The act of explaining or understanding the meaning of something.
Anger or wrath, often in a formal or literary context.
A literary or rhetorical device where the intended meaning is the opposite of the literal meaning, o...
A small island, often used in poetry or place names.
A precious stone, often used in jewelry; something highly valued.
A furnace used for baking or drying materials such as clay, pottery, or bricks.
Relating to or resulting from motion; having to do with movement.
To criticize through ridicule or satire, often in a humorous way.
A long spear used by a horseman in medieval times; also, to open something with a sharp instrument.
Excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness.
A person who is morally unrestrained, especially in sexual matters; one who acts without moral, reli...
The text or script of an opera, musical, or other extended musical work.
A humorous five-line poem with a strict rhyme and rhythm scheme, often with a playful or bawdy theme...
Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or exaggeration.
Concerned with literature, authorship, or scholarly writing.
Written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit, or all published w...
A short poem expressing personal emotions; also, the words of a song.