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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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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)
Affected
Realistic
Convoluted
Poetical
2. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Objective
Elegiac
Colloquial
Whimsical
3. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Cynical
Childish
Abstract
Decadent
4. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Parody
Fluid
Evocative
Sensuous
5. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Effeminate
Iconoclastic
Trite
Depressing
6. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Fluid
Trite
Terse
Realistic
7. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Wordy
Decadent
Mournful
Colloquial
8. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Analytical
Iconoclastic
Farcical
Absurd
9. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Affected
Primitive
Impressionistic
Naturalistic
10. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Epistolary
Baroque
Persuasive
Crepuscular
11. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Whimsical
Persuasive
Convincing
Victorian
12. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Fatalistic
Pious
Baroque
13. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Puritanical
Trite
Journalistic
Sensuous
14. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Fatalistic
Sensuous
Banal
Puritanical
15. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Parody
Nostalgic
Journalistic
Expressionistic
16. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Epistolary
Concise
Discursive
17. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Archaic
Bombastic
Effeminate
Facetious
18. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Rhythmic
Expressionistic
Persuasive
Lyrical
19. 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
Emotional
Classical
Romantic
Realistic
20. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Abstract
Mournful
Farcical
Colloquial
21. Pretentious and pompous
Parody
Bombastic
Eulogistic
Elegiac
22. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Romantic
Sensuous
Irreverent
Elegiac
23. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Stark
Impressionistic
Romantic
24. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Mournful
Naturalistic
Comic
Fluid
25. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Convincing
Affected
Analytical
Mundane
26. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Archaic
Baroque
Impressionistic
27. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Ironic
Eulogistic
Cynical
Victorian
28. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Abstract
Evocative
Discursive
Depressing
29. Using very few words to express a great deal
Breezy
Concise
Fluid
Naturalistic
30. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Fatalistic
Analytical
Facetious
Nostalgic
31. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Farcical
Analytical
Angry
Prurient
32. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Victorian
Bombastic
Cynical
Farcical
33. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Expressionistic
Irreverent
Discursive
Journalistic
34. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Realistic
Wordy
Confessional
Naturalistic
35. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Farcical
Depressing
Angry
36. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Sensuous
Discursive
Iconoclastic
37. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Impressionistic
Evocative
Erudite
Poetical
38. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Fatalistic
Cynical
Confessional
Austere
39. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Surrealistic
Subjective
Rhythmic
Concise
40. Effectively concise - brief
Epistolary
Primitive
Terse
Trite
41. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Depressing
Banal
Eulogistic
42. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial
Poetical
Baroque
Archaic
Breezy
43. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Psychological
Sardonic
Prurient
Depressing
44. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Ominous
Wordy
Fatalistic
45. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Irreverent
Rhythmic
Fluid
Trite
46. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Epistolary
Analytical
Childish
Iconoclastic
47. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Rhythmic
Bizarre
Breezy
48. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Confessional
Stark
Sensuous
Effeminate
49. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Cinematic
Ambiguous
Fluid
50. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Confessional
Depressing
Concise
Ominous