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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






2. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






3. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






6. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






7. Involving letters






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






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






10. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






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






14. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






16. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






18. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






19. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






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






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






24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






25. Expressing contempt or disdain






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. Learned - scholarly






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






29. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






30. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






33. Involving short narratives of interesting events






34. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






35. Pointless and uninteresting






36. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






38. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






39. Soft - delicate - unmanly






40. Effectively concise - brief






41. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






42. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






45. Having two or more possible meanings






46. Flowing smoothly






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






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






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






50. Resentful - enraged