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Painters of Time

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to be in demand
(prep+n) to be desirable; to be worth having , seeking or achieving
designate x to y
(v) appoint someone to a specified office or post
to be devoted to x
(adj+prep) give all or most of one's time or resources to a person or activity
civilisation
(n) the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area
to commission
(v) to order or authorize the production of something
a fresco
(n) a painting done quickly in watercolour on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colours penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries
since time immemorial
(phrase) since a time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it
myth
(n) a traditional story, especially one about the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events
render
(v) to make visible; to draw
quest
(n) a long or difficult search for something
regain
(v) get something again after losing it
to be swamped by (something)
(adj+prep) to be overwhelmed with a large number of something
to be maltreated
(v) to be treated cruelly or with violence
barren
(adj) of land: too poor to produce much or any plants or vegetation
crammed into
(adj+prep) completely fill a place or container to the point of overflowing
slums
(n) an overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people
outskirts
(n) the outer parts of a town or city
to be subjected to (something)
(adj+prep) being in a position that place you under the power or authority of another or others
assimilation
(n) causing a person or group to become part of a different society, country
kidnapping
(n/v) an act of taking someone against their will and holding them prisoner
integrated
(adj) to make a person or group part of a larger group or organisation
herding
(n/v) moving people or animals in a group
nomadic
(adj) living a life without one settled home, moving from one place to another, usually to find food
come into its own
(phrase) become fully effective, used, or recognized
decorate
(v) make something look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it
ritual
(n) a religious ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order
motif
(n) a decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern
collective
(adj) done by people acting as a group
surface
(n) a flat space, often the outer layer of something
cardboard
(n) material which is harder than paper - used for making boxes
canvass
(n) material or fabric on which paintings are usually done
astounded by (something)
(adj+prep) very surprised
like a bolt from the blue
(phrase) very unexpectedly
ceremonial
(adj) relating to or used for formal religious or public events
purpose
(n) reason why something is done; an aim of an activity
to be noted by (someone)
(adj) recognised, noticed
missionaries
(n) people sent on a religious mission, especially sent to promote Christianity in a foreign country
tree bark
(n+n) the protective outer covering of the trunk, branches, and roots of trees and other woody plants
persist
(v) continue in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
dyeing
(n/v) add a colour to or change the colour of something by soaking it in a solution mixed with a natural colourant
depict
(v) represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form
guardian
(n) a person who protects or defends something
origins
(n) roots, beginnings of something
to be synonymous with (something)
(adj+prep) closely associated with or suggestive of something
exhibition
(n) a public display of works of art or items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair
cease to exist
(v+to+v) to die out, to stop
to be perpetuated by (something)
(adj+prep) to be made to continue forever
ensure
(v) make sure
permanence
(n) the state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged forever
contemporary
(adj) modern
manifestation
(n) the action or fact of showing something
peculiar to (something/ someone)
(adj+prep) specific to a particular group or person, unique
to be anchored to (something)
(adj+prep) to be closely connected with
territory
(n) an area of land, which a country, person or an animal claims as their own
ancestors
(n) people in your family from generations back
interpret
(v) explain the meaning of information or actions
a cooperative
(n) a farm, business, or other organization which is owned and run jointly by its members, who share the profits or benefits
proceeds
(n) profit made from selling something
to fetch (a sum of money)
(v) bring a sum of money by being sold, how much something was finally sold for
temple
(n) a place where people pray
to be exiled
(adj) to be banned from your country
to prompt (something)
(v) to cause something to happen, to trigger something
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