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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Pompous
Colloquial
Cynical
Ironic
2. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Affected
Mundane
Contemptuous
Naturalistic
3. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Realistic
Persuasive
Bombastic
Cynical
4. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Puritanical
Bizarre
Irreverent
Childish
5. Much given to strong feelings
Subjective
Emotional
Classical
Sensuous
6. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Elegiac
Poetical
Comic
7. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Realistic
Terse
Journalistic
Poetical
8. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Primitive
Detached
Subjective
9. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Puritanical
Depressing
Affected
Primitive
10. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Breezy
Satirical
Convoluted
11. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Ironic
Subjective
Whimsical
Breezy
12. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Cinematic
Romantic
Eulogistic
Pompous
13. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Dreamlike
Trite
Prurient
Austere
14. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Emotional
Epistolary
Convincing
Detached
15. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Ominous
Fatalistic
Bland
Convoluted
16. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Concise
Stark
Archaic
Erudite
17. A satirical imitation of something serious - such as a comic takeoff of Romeo and Juliet (the parody must have enough elements of the original for it to be recognized)
Fatalistic
Parody
Metaphorical
Cynical
18. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Metaphorical
Nostalgic
Victorian
Austere
19. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Bland
Puritanical
Ominous
Anecdotal
20. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Iconoclastic
Persuasive
Angry
Evocative
21. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Lyrical
Comic
Expressionistic
Prurient
22. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Bombastic
Anecdotal
Convincing
Ominous
23. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ambiguous
Whimsical
Ominous
Journalistic
24. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Analytical
Philosophical
Terse
Discursive
25. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Convoluted
Rhythmic
Expressionistic
26. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Psychological
Poetical
Victorian
Naturalistic
27. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Philosophical
Romantic
Elegiac
Banal
28. Involving letters
Realistic
Bizarre
Angry
Epistolary
29. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Eulogistic
Earthy
Evocative
Nostalgic
30. Expressing contempt or disdain
Abstract
Mundane
Pious
Contemptuous
31. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Persuasive
Elegiac
Ironic
Depressing
32. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Analytical
Rhythmic
Mournful
Cynical
33. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Urbane
Persuasive
Crepuscular
34. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Elegiac
Journalistic
Fatalistic
Breezy
35. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Puritanical
Wordy
Impressionistic
Cynical
36. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Abstract
Surrealistic
Classical
Terse
37. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Absurd
Facetious
Iconoclastic
Breezy
38. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Ominous
Flamboyant
Eulogistic
Surrealistic
39. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Objective
Colloquial
Contemptuous
Philosophical
40. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Subjective
Earthy
Poetical
Metaphorical
41. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Classical
Comic
Satirical
Contemptuous
42. Prudish - stuffy - and puritanical (qualities associated with Queen Victoria's reign)
Irreverent
Decadent
Sensuous
Victorian
43. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Puritanical
Effeminate
Baroque
Ironic
44. Using very few words to express a great deal
Urbane
Concise
Colloquial
Elegiac
45. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Anecdotal
Crepuscular
Baroque
46. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Eulogistic
Ambiguous
Farcical
Expressionistic
47. Learned - scholarly
Erudite
Terse
Irreverent
Decadent
48. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Iconoclastic
Prurient
Puritanical
49. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Archaic
Trite
Fatalistic
Confessional
50. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Lyrical
Mundane
Facetious
Archaic