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abstract
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... art does not try to represent real people or things but uses shapes and colours in order to create particular feelings or effects
affair
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if someone has an ..., they develop a sexual relationship with someone who is not their long-term partner
ambiguous
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if sth is ..., its meaning is not clear and it could be understood in more than one way
bankruptcy
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... is a situation when someone does not have enough money to pay all their debts
bold
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... colours are very bright and catch your attention very quickly
conventional
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if sth is ..., it is done in the usual way and is not at all new or different
unconventional
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conventional - opposite
democratic
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a ... political system involves people voting so that their representatives are chosen by a majority of people
dominant
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if a person or thing is ..., they have more power of influence that others around them
dramatic
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is sth is ..., it is quite exciting and impressive
edge
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if there is an ... to a situation, people realise that there is some danger or that sth exciting might be about to happen
enable
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to ... sth to happen means to make it possible for that thing to happen
experimental
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... art or music involves trying new methods in an attempt to create sth completely different from what has gone before
frank
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if you are ..., you say exactly what you believe in a clear, honest, and truthful way
friction
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if there is ... between people, there is unfriendliness or disagreement between them
get away with
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if you ... a crime or with doing sth wrong, you are not caught and don't get punished for it
impression
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if you get an ... about sth, you get a feeling about it or form an opinion about it
interpretation
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your ... of sth is the particular way you choose to understand it
intimate
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sth that is ... is about person's private life
jealousy
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... is the feeling of anger you have when someone you like or love seems to be starting a close relationship with someone else
landscape
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the ... is the view that you can see when you are in the country, away from towns and buildings
minimal
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sth that is ... uses or involves the smallest amount possible of sth
restore
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to ... sth that has been badly damaged means to mend it so that it returns to its original condition
seated
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if someone is ..., they are sitting down
slice
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to ... sth means to cut it into thin pieces using a knife or sth else that is sharp
strike
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if sth ... you in a particular way, it makes you think about it in that way and influences the opinion that you form
subtle
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... colours, tastes, smells etc. are not very strong, but in a very pleasant way
symbolic
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if sth is ..., it uses pictures or shapes to represent ideas or feelings
symbolise
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if an object, picture, or shape ... a particular idea or feeling in art or literature, it is used to represent that feeling or idea
tension
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... is a feeling of excitement or fear, or a feeling of distrust between people
undergo
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if you ... sth, you experience it
urge
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if you have an ... to do sth, you suddenly want to do it or feel that you cannot stop yourself doing it
willing
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if you say that you are ... to do sth, you mean that you will easly agree to do it and do not have any objections

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