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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize






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






3. Pretentious and pompous






4. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






6. Conspicuously bold or colorful






7. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






8. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






9. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






13. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






14. Involving short narratives of interesting events






15. Flowing smoothly






16. Resentful - enraged






17. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






18. Much given to strong feelings






19. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






20. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






21. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






23. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






26. Soft - delicate - unmanly






27. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






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






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






32. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)






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






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






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






36. In the style of an earlier period






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






38. Having two or more possible meanings






39. Learned - scholarly






40. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






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






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






44. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






47. 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)






48. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






49. Persuasive - believable - plausible






50. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation







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