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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say






2. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming






3. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






4. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






5. Using very few words to express a great deal






6. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively






7. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






8. Resentful - enraged






9. Strict or severe in matters or morality






10. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






11. Much given to strong feelings






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






13. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






14. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






15. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)






16. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






18. Involving letters






19. Persuasive - believable - plausible






20. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses






21. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






22. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






23. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






25. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






26. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)






27. Having two or more possible meanings






28. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






29. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize






30. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






31. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly






32. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended






33. Pointless and uninteresting






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






35. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






37. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






39. Expressing contempt or disdain






40. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images






41. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






42. Conspicuously bold or colorful






43. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






45. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






46. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead






47. Soft - delicate - unmanly






48. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths






49. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality






50. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual