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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having the characteristics of a dream






2. Strict or severe in matters or morality






3. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






6. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






7. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality






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






9. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






12. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






13. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






14. Inclined to represent things as they really are






15. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






17. Resentful - enraged






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






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






20. Learned - scholarly






21. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






23. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






25. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






26. In the style of an earlier period






27. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






28. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






30. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






31. Unusually strange or odd






32. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






35. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






36. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






38. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






39. Having two or more possible meanings






40. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






43. Sophisticated - socially polished






44. Flowing smoothly






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






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






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






48. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






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