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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Resentful - enraged






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






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






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






5. Learned - scholarly






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






7. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






10. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






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






14. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






16. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






17. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






19. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






22. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






23. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






24. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






25. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






29. Inclined to represent things as they really are






30. Involving letters






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






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






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






34. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






37. Expressing contempt or disdain






38. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






40. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






43. Sophisticated - socially polished






44. Persuasive - believable - plausible






45. Flowing smoothly






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






47. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






48. Pointless and uninteresting






49. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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