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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






2. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






3. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






6. Strict or severe in matters or morality






7. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






8. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






10. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






11. Having the characteristics of a dream






12. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






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






14. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






17. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality






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






19. Pretentious and pompous






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






21. Involving short narratives of interesting events






22. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






24. Learned - scholarly






25. Unusually strange or odd






26. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






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






29. Expressing contempt or disdain






30. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






33. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






35. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






36. 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






37. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






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






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






42. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






44. In the style of an earlier period






45. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






46. Sophisticated - socially polished






47. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






49. Conspicuously bold or colorful






50. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions