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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Pretentious and pompous






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






3. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






4. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






5. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






7. Having the characteristics of a dream






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






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






10. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Pointless and uninteresting






20. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






21. In the style of an earlier period






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






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






24. Flowing smoothly






25. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






28. Using very few words to express a great deal






29. Inclined to represent things as they really are






30. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






32. Resentful - enraged






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






34. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






36. Intense - spontaneous - musical






37. Learned - scholarly






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






39. Effectively concise - brief






40. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






42. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






43. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






45. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






47. Much given to strong feelings






48. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






49. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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