Showing posts with label Vocab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vocab. Show all posts

Thursday, January 22, 2015

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spec·ta·cle
ˈspektək(ə)l/
noun
  1. a visually striking performance or display.
    "the acrobatic feats make a good spectacle"
    synonyms:displayshowpageantparadeperformanceexhibitionextravaganza,spectacular
    "a spectacle fit for a monarch"
    • an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact.
      "the spectacle of a city's mass grief"
      synonyms:sightvisionsceneprospectvistapicture
      "they were rather an odd spectacle"






      min·strel
      ˈminstrəl/
      noun
      1. a medieval singer or musician, especially one who sang or recited lyric or heroic poetry to a musical accompaniment for the nobility.
        synonyms:musiciansingerballadeerpoetMore
        • historical
          a member of a band of entertainers with blackened faces who performed songs and music ostensibly of black American origin.

Monday, September 2, 2013

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Icon
Person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something.

Symbol
A thing that represents or stands for something else.
Attribute
A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something.

Convention
A way in which something is usually done.

Culture
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.