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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)






2. Effectively concise - brief






3. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






14. Flowing smoothly






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






16. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






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






20. Pretentious and pompous






21. A satirical imitation of something serious - such as a comic takeoff of Romeo and Juliet (the parody must have enough elements of the original for it to be recognized)






22. Persuasive - believable - plausible






23. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






26. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






27. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






28. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






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






30. Conspicuously bold or colorful






31. Using very few words to express a great deal






32. Expressing contempt or disdain






33. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






36. Resentful - enraged






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






38. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






39. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






40. Learned - scholarly






41. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






43. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






45. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)






46. Inclined to represent things as they really are






47. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






49. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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