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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming






2. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






3. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






6. Unusually strange or odd






7. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






11. Much given to strong feelings






12. Inclined to represent things as they really are






13. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






16. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






19. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






21. Resentful - enraged






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






23. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






25. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






27. Using very few words to express a great deal






28. Having the qualities of a motion picture






29. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






30. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






32. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






35. Soft - delicate - unmanly






36. Expressing contempt or disdain






37. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






38. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






40. Effectively concise - brief






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






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






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






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






45. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






47. A satirical imitation of something serious - such as a comic takeoff of Romeo and Juliet (the parody must have enough elements of the original for it to be recognized)






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






49. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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