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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended






2. Strict or severe in matters or morality






3. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods






4. Persuasive - believable - plausible






5. Learned - scholarly






6. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts






7. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






8. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)






9. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration






10. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)






11. Flowing smoothly






12. Using very few words to express a great deal






13. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous






14. Unusually strange or odd






15. Involving letters






16. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






17. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






18. Having the characteristics of a dream






19. Pointless and uninteresting






20. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






21. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters






22. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






23. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






24. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic






25. Involving short narratives of interesting events






26. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices






27. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures






28. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






29. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






30. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim






31. Expressing contempt or disdain






32. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






33. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






34. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior






35. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental






36. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')






37. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






38. In the style of an earlier period






39. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






40. Resentful - enraged






41. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow






42. Pretentious and pompous






43. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)






44. Much given to strong feelings






45. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards






46. Having the qualities of a motion picture






47. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality






48. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)






49. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






50. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions







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