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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Eulogistic
Objective
Colloquial
Whimsical
2. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Stark
Sensuous
Cinematic
Eulogistic
3. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Absurd
Facetious
Crepuscular
Objective
4. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Naturalistic
Eulogistic
Colloquial
Terse
5. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Objective
Banal
Victorian
Discursive
6. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Ironic
Depressing
Evocative
Erudite
7. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Puritanical
Convoluted
Ironic
Absurd
8. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Cinematic
Whimsical
Analytical
Comic
9. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Facetious
Stark
Journalistic
Depressing
10. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Prurient
Terse
Affected
Dreamlike
11. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Farcical
Concise
Rhythmic
Affected
12. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Angry
Bizarre
Convoluted
Farcical
13. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Trite
Abstract
Elegiac
Contemptuous
14. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Psychological
Convincing
Classical
Austere
15. Having the characteristics of a dream
Dreamlike
Philosophical
Primitive
Erudite
16. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Prurient
Ironic
Sardonic
Epistolary
17. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Fluid
Dreamlike
Comic
Baroque
18. Unusually strange or odd
Ironic
Bland
Journalistic
Bizarre
19. Resentful - enraged
Classical
Comic
Mournful
Angry
20. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Whimsical
Absurd
Convoluted
Farcical
21. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Nostalgic
Psychological
Decadent
Flamboyant
22. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Cinematic
Primitive
Iconoclastic
Whimsical
23. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Subjective
Effeminate
Rhythmic
Ominous
24. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly
Ironic
Impressionistic
Whimsical
Satirical
25. Much given to strong feelings
Impressionistic
Fatalistic
Metaphorical
Emotional
26. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Fatalistic
Lyrical
Confessional
Dreamlike
27. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Emotional
Decadent
Flamboyant
Baroque
28. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Urbane
Facetious
Earthy
Primitive
29. Having two or more possible meanings
Epistolary
Ambiguous
Effeminate
Dreamlike
30. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Facetious
Puritanical
Baroque
Discursive
31. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Primitive
Archaic
Sensuous
Poetical
32. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Convincing
Ironic
Primitive
Satirical
33. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Poetical
Lyrical
Dreamlike
Evocative
34. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Facetious
Angry
Prurient
Abstract
35. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Detached
Convincing
Depressing
Lyrical
36. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected
Detached
Abstract
Bizarre
Fatalistic
37. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Poetical
Eulogistic
Breezy
Analytical
38. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Anecdotal
Colloquial
Concise
39. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Bland
Primitive
Poetical
Classical
40. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Crepuscular
Evocative
Surrealistic
Irreverent
41. Expressing contempt or disdain
Sardonic
Ambiguous
Contemptuous
Pious
42. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Metaphorical
Contemptuous
Pompous
Confessional
43. Sophisticated - socially polished
Parody
Urbane
Affected
Pompous
44. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Absurd
Bombastic
Sensuous
Bland
45. Learned - scholarly
Parody
Subjective
Satirical
Erudite
46. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Journalistic
Decadent
Objective
Affected
47. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Fluid
Pompous
Pious
Primitive
48. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Trite
Convincing
Ironic
Bombastic
49. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Pious
Rhythmic
Ambiguous
50. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Satirical
Ambiguous
Ominous
Childish