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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say






2. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






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






5. Having the characteristics of a dream






6. Conspicuously bold or colorful






7. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






9. Resentful - enraged






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






11. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






13. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






15. Unusually strange or odd






16. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






17. Involving short narratives of interesting events






18. Intense - spontaneous - musical






19. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






20. Involving letters






21. Having two or more possible meanings






22. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






24. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






25. Pretentious and pompous






26. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






27. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






28. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






31. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images






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






33. Flowing smoothly






34. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






36. Strict or severe in matters or morality






37. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






39. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






40. Learned - scholarly






41. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






45. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






46. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






48. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






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