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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered






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






3. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






5. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






7. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






8. Persuasive - believable - plausible






9. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






12. Inclined to represent things as they really are






13. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






14. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






16. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






17. Having the characteristics of a dream






18. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






20. Pointless and uninteresting






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






22. Having feelings or thoughts of love - but when associated with nineteenth century literature or any such literature it suggests a style that emphasizes freedom of form - imagination - and emotion






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






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






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






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






27. Using very few words to express a great deal






28. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






29. Pretentious and pompous






30. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






32. In the style of an earlier period






33. Having the qualities of a motion picture






34. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






35. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






36. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






39. Strict or severe in matters or morality






40. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






41. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)






42. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






45. Learned - scholarly






46. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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






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






50. Unusually strange or odd