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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality






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






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






4. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






7. Effectively concise - brief






8. Resentful - enraged






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






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






11. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






12. Involving letters






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






14. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






15. Pretentious and pompous






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Persuasive - believable - plausible






23. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






24. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






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






27. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






29. In the style of an earlier period






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






31. Having the qualities of a motion picture






32. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






33. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






34. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






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






38. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






40. Strict or severe in matters or morality






41. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow






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






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






44. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images






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






46. Conspicuously bold or colorful






47. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






48. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






49. Pointless and uninteresting






50. Learned - scholarly