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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Soft - delicate - unmanly






2. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






3. Expressing contempt or disdain






4. Persuasive - believable - plausible






5. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






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






9. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






10. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






11. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






15. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






16. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






17. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively






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






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






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






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






22. Resentful - enraged






23. Flowing smoothly






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






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






26. Unusually strange or odd






27. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






29. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






30. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






31. Learned - scholarly






32. Effectively concise - brief






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






34. Pretentious and pompous






35. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






38. 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






39. Having the characteristics of a dream






40. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






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






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






45. Much given to strong feelings






46. Conspicuously bold or colorful






47. Sophisticated - socially polished






48. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






49. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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