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






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






3. Unusually strange or odd






4. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






6. Soft - delicate - unmanly






7. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)






8. Expressing contempt or disdain






9. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






10. Effectively concise - brief






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






12. Involving letters






13. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






15. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






16. Having two or more possible meanings






17. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






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






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






21. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






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






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






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






27. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






28. Learned - scholarly






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






30. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






32. Intense - spontaneous - musical






33. In the style of an earlier period






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






35. Inclined to represent things as they really are






36. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






37. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






40. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






41. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






44. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






45. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






46. Resentful - enraged






47. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






48. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






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