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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead






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






3. Involving short narratives of interesting events






4. Soft - delicate - unmanly






5. Using very few words to express a great deal






6. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






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






11. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered






12. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






13. Having the characteristics of a dream






14. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






17. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






18. Persuasive - believable - plausible






19. Strict or severe in matters or morality






20. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






23. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






25. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






26. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






27. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)






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






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






30. Involving letters






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






32. Inclined to represent things as they really are






33. Having the qualities of a motion picture






34. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective






35. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






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






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






40. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






41. Sophisticated - socially polished






42. Flowing smoothly






43. Pointless and uninteresting






44. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






45. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






46. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






48. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)






49. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)






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