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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality






2. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






3. Flowing smoothly






4. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






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






8. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






11. Expressing contempt or disdain






12. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






13. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






15. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






18. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say






19. Learned - scholarly






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






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






22. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






24. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






25. Unusually strange or odd






26. Inclined to represent things as they really are






27. Intense - spontaneous - musical






28. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






29. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






32. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






34. Persuasive - believable - plausible






35. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






36. Resentful - enraged






37. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






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






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






42. Effectively concise - brief






43. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






45. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






47. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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