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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')






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






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






4. Involving letters






5. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






7. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






8. Unusually strange or odd






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






10. Effectively concise - brief






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






12. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






15. Using sarcasm and irony - often humorously to expose human folly






16. Inclined to represent things as they really are






17. Resentful - enraged






18. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






20. Strict or severe in matters or morality






21. Much given to strong feelings






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






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






24. Pretentious and pompous






25. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






26. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






28. Expressing contempt or disdain






29. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






31. Having the qualities of a motion picture






32. Learned - scholarly






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






34. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






35. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






36. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






38. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






40. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






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






44. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






45. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






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






50. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous