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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)
Absurd
Convoluted
Ambiguous
Childish
2. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Cinematic
Fluid
Crepuscular
Irreverent
3. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Surrealistic
Baroque
Eulogistic
4. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Sardonic
Nostalgic
Farcical
Bombastic
5. Having two or more possible meanings
Satirical
Ambiguous
Analytical
Iconoclastic
6. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Ironic
Colloquial
Subjective
Bland
7. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Detached
Confessional
Fatalistic
Nostalgic
8. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality
Discursive
Impressionistic
Bland
Ominous
9. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Austere
Stark
Childish
Cynical
10. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Erudite
Primitive
Pompous
Ambiguous
11. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Naturalistic
Trite
Angry
Baroque
12. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Baroque
Effeminate
Decadent
Realistic
13. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Pompous
Convincing
Stark
Eulogistic
14. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Philosophical
Flamboyant
Analytical
Abstract
15. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Philosophical
Ominous
Pious
Wordy
16. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Parody
Erudite
Ominous
17. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Comic
Sensuous
Prurient
Nostalgic
18. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Parody
Discursive
Emotional
Metaphorical
19. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Pious
Prurient
Ambiguous
Confessional
20. Resentful - enraged
Contemptuous
Angry
Ambiguous
Anecdotal
21. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Erudite
Contemptuous
Eulogistic
Childish
22. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Lyrical
Absurd
Ironic
Analytical
23. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Urbane
Trite
Cynical
Philosophical
24. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Anecdotal
Lyrical
Cynical
Crepuscular
25. Pointless and uninteresting
Banal
Cinematic
Crepuscular
Eulogistic
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
Romantic
Bizarre
Childish
Fluid
27. Effectively concise - brief
Concise
Depressing
Terse
Ironic
28. Involving letters
Archaic
Expressionistic
Puritanical
Epistolary
29. Having the characteristics of a dream
Detached
Evocative
Dreamlike
Baroque
30. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Romantic
Realistic
Rhythmic
Mournful
31. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Detached
Iconoclastic
Stark
Objective
32. In the style of an earlier period
Flamboyant
Archaic
Expressionistic
Ironic
33. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Evocative
Stark
Whimsical
34. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Pious
Journalistic
Earthy
Affected
35. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Urbane
Concise
Wordy
36. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Convoluted
Confessional
Childish
Decadent
37. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Dreamlike
Discursive
Pompous
Expressionistic
38. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Fluid
Realistic
Crepuscular
39. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Pompous
Discursive
Stark
40. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Ominous
Primitive
Absurd
Colloquial
41. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Primitive
Ambiguous
Fatalistic
42. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Wordy
Emotional
Victorian
Mundane
43. Learned - scholarly
Bland
Erudite
Affected
Crepuscular
44. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Rhythmic
Lyrical
Decadent
Irreverent
45. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Stark
Depressing
Abstract
Bombastic
46. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Wordy
Decadent
Affected
Abstract
47. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Discursive
Objective
Mundane
Surrealistic
48. Using very few words to express a great deal
Effeminate
Concise
Angry
Banal
49. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Mundane
Confessional
Absurd
Whimsical
50. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Surrealistic
Contemptuous
Colloquial
Erudite