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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. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






5. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






6. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






8. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






9. Much given to strong feelings






10. Effectively concise - brief






11. Intense - spontaneous - musical






12. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






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






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






17. Involving letters






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






19. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






21. Resentful - enraged






22. Flowing smoothly






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






24. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






26. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






27. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






28. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






30. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






32. Pointless and uninteresting






33. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






34. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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






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






38. Learned - scholarly






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






40. Sophisticated - socially polished






41. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






42. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






45. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






46. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






47. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')






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






49. Expressing contempt or disdain






50. Using very few words to express a great deal