striving for effect
11Geister (Roman) — John William Waterhouse, Miranda – The Tempest …
12Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez — Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez Spanish painter, b. at Seville 5 June, 1599 (the certificate of baptism is dated 6 June); d. at Madrid, 7 August, 1660. His father,… …
13histrionic — I adjective affected, aiming for effect, artificial, dramatic, embroidered, exaggerated, exhibitionistic, insincere, mannered, melodramatic, orotund, ostentatious, overacted, pretentious, scaenicus, self conscious, showy, stagy, stilted, striving …
14Guiomar Novaes — [According to the current orthographic rules of the Portuguese language, the pianist s family name must be spelled Novais . ( Dicionário Onomástico Etimológico da Língua Portuguesa , José Pedro Machado, Lisboa, 2003.)] (February 28, 1895 ndash;… …
15Dimitri Nicolau — (21 October 1946 in Keratea, Greece 29 March 2008 in Rome, Italy) was a composer, stage director, conductor, musicologist, writer and professor. He was born in Keratea, Greece and became a naturalized citizen of Italy. Starting in 1959, when he… …
16straight — straightly, adv. straightness, n. /strayt/, adj. straighter, straightest, adv., n. adj. 1. without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path. 2. exactly vertical or horizontal; in a perfectly vertical or horizontal plane: a… …
17agonistic — adjective Date: 1648 1. of or relating to the athletic contests of ancient Greece 2. argumentative 3. striving for effect ; strained 4. of, relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction (as fighting, fleeing, or submitting) …
18agon — n. struggle, contest (especially athletic); conflict between main characters in a play, novel etc. ♦ agonist, n. competitor; protagonist in literary work. ♦ agonistic, a., competitive; striving for effect …
19Bene Gesserit — For a comprehensive roster, see List of Dune Bene Gesserit. Reverend Mother Mohiam (Siân Phillips) and other Bene Gesserit, from David Lynch s Dune (1984) The Bene Gesserit ( …
20Synergy — For other uses, see Synergy (disambiguation). Synergy may be defined as two or more things functioning together to produce a result not independently obtainable. The term synergy comes from the Greek word syn ergos, συνεργός, meaning working… …
