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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)






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






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






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






5. Having two or more possible meanings






6. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






8. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






9. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






11. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






12. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






14. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






16. Pretentious and pompous






17. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






18. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






20. Resentful - enraged






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






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






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






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






25. Pointless and uninteresting






26. 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






27. Effectively concise - brief






28. Involving letters






29. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






31. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






32. In the style of an earlier period






33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






34. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






38. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






40. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






43. Learned - scholarly






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






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






46. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






48. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






50. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation