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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






2. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






10. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






12. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






14. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






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






18. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






20. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






21. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






22. Having the characteristics of a dream






23. Intense - spontaneous - musical






24. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






25. Pretentious and pompous






26. Pointless and uninteresting






27. In the style of an earlier period






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






30. Soft - delicate - unmanly






31. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






32. 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






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






34. Involving letters






35. Humorous - funny - light (there are many levels of comedy)






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






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






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






39. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






41. Using very few words to express a great deal






42. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






44. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






45. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)






46. Involving short narratives of interesting events






47. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






49. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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