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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






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






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






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






6. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts






7. Involving short narratives of interesting events






8. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






9. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures






10. Involving letters






11. Having two or more possible meanings






12. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






13. Sophisticated - socially polished






14. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






15. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






16. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






17. Resentful - enraged






18. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






19. Persuasive - believable - plausible






20. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






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






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






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






26. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






27. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






29. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






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






34. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






37. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






38. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






40. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow






41. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






43. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






44. Learned - scholarly






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






46. Intense - spontaneous - musical






47. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






49. Expressing contempt or disdain






50. Having the qualities of a motion picture