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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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english
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vocabulary
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Romantic
Childish
Prurient
Psychological
2. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Detached
Urbane
Comic
3. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature
Banal
Expressionistic
Surrealistic
Pious
4. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Bombastic
Discursive
Effeminate
Abstract
5. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Depressing
Facetious
Sensuous
Nostalgic
6. Resentful - enraged
Angry
Satirical
Persuasive
Emotional
7. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Bombastic
Subjective
Sardonic
8. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Metaphorical
Naturalistic
Cynical
Convoluted
9. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered
Irreverent
Romantic
Decadent
Anecdotal
10. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Iconoclastic
Philosophical
Mournful
Convoluted
11. Pointless and uninteresting
Mournful
Stark
Banal
Impressionistic
12. Effectively concise - brief
Fatalistic
Austere
Terse
Persuasive
13. Pretentious and pompous
Bombastic
Breezy
Confessional
Mournful
14. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Facetious
Trite
Terse
Farcical
15. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Evocative
Sardonic
Puritanical
Erudite
16. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Stark
Detached
Effeminate
Iconoclastic
17. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Bland
Colloquial
Surrealistic
Cinematic
18. Having two or more possible meanings
Analytical
Baroque
Ambiguous
Eulogistic
19. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Parody
Rhythmic
Convoluted
Depressing
20. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Bland
Whimsical
Discursive
Concise
21. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting
Impressionistic
Abstract
Bland
Austere
22. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Mundane
Anecdotal
Persuasive
Evocative
23. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Analytical
Contemptuous
Terse
Subjective
24. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Cinematic
Convincing
Surrealistic
Discursive
25. Learned - scholarly
Philosophical
Earthy
Prurient
Erudite
26. Having feelings or thoughts of love - but when associated with nineteenth century literature or any such literature it suggests a style that emphasizes freedom of form - imagination - and emotion
Farcical
Effeminate
Ironic
Romantic
27. 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)
Journalistic
Victorian
Parody
Prurient
28. Flowing smoothly
Breezy
Bland
Pompous
Fluid
29. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Crepuscular
Realistic
Abstract
Mournful
30. Involving letters
Bland
Naturalistic
Epistolary
Subjective
31. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Parody
Metaphorical
Confessional
Abstract
32. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Bizarre
Realistic
Abstract
Colloquial
33. In the style of an earlier period
Bland
Philosophical
Baroque
Archaic
34. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Convoluted
Crepuscular
Anecdotal
Ominous
35. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Absurd
Pious
Comic
Fatalistic
36. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Ominous
Convincing
Objective
Affected
37. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Lyrical
Earthy
Philosophical
Nostalgic
38. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Ambiguous
Surrealistic
Colloquial
Breezy
39. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Farcical
Pious
Confessional
Puritanical
40. Sophisticated - socially polished
Sensuous
Trite
Urbane
Parody
41. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Erudite
Cynical
Lyrical
Mundane
42. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Pompous
Bombastic
Contemptuous
Persuasive
43. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Eulogistic
Earthy
Persuasive
Elegiac
44. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Poetical
Facetious
Terse
Realistic
45. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Fatalistic
Flamboyant
Nostalgic
Naturalistic
46. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Convincing
Depressing
Ironic
Baroque
47. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Mundane
Eulogistic
Romantic
Austere
48. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Breezy
Subjective
Childish
Earthy
49. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Flamboyant
Farcical
Banal
Pious
50. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Absurd
Satirical
Objective