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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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1. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Contemptuous
Sardonic
Convoluted
Bombastic
2. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Prurient
Urbane
Nostalgic
Victorian
3. Interested in the study of basic truths of existence and reality
Ambiguous
Philosophical
Bombastic
Fluid
4. Involving formal praise in speech or writing - usually in honor of someone dead
Philosophical
Comic
Mundane
Eulogistic
5. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths
Puritanical
Convincing
Ambiguous
Surrealistic
6. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental
Persuasive
Baroque
Abstract
Effeminate
7. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Mundane
Puritanical
Journalistic
Effeminate
8. A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic
Pompous
Cynical
Primitive
Objective
9. Inclined to represent things as they really are
Psychological
Concise
Metaphorical
Realistic
10. Believing that everything that happens is destined and - therefore - out of the hands of the individual
Bombastic
Primitive
Convincing
Fatalistic
11. Learned - scholarly
Epistolary
Erudite
Journalistic
Comic
12. Expressing contempt or disdain
Contemptuous
Archaic
Psychological
Concise
13. Having two or more possible meanings
Ambiguous
Journalistic
Sardonic
Trite
14. Displaying one's importance in an exaggerated way; sometimes this quality is found in some comic characters
Cynical
Fluid
Pompous
Expressionistic
15. Much given to strong feelings
Romantic
Concise
Emotional
Bland
16. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Effeminate
Earthy
Rhythmic
Contemptuous
17. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned
Ambiguous
Decadent
Persuasive
Austere
18. Taking pleasure in things that appeal to the senses; sensual suggests a strong preoccupation with such things - especially sexual pleasures
Sensuous
Anecdotal
Childish
Convincing
19. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Persuasive
Archaic
Concise
Epistolary
20. Flowing smoothly
Baroque
Fluid
Eulogistic
Epistolary
21. Having or displaying a reverence for God and religion; sometimes used pejoratively - when the display is excessive and overly righteous
Baroque
Primitive
Puritanical
Pious
22. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Eulogistic
Ominous
Objective
Nostalgic
23. Resentful - enraged
Cinematic
Angry
Discursive
Affected
24. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Metaphorical
Pious
Convincing
Satirical
25. Using very few words to express a great deal
Journalistic
Concise
Terse
Cinematic
26. Pretentious and pompous
Fatalistic
Contemptuous
Bombastic
Irreverent
27. Pointless and uninteresting
Impressionistic
Cinematic
Banal
Breezy
28. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Archaic
Ominous
Psychological
Ambiguous
29. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Breezy
Fluid
Austere
Rhythmic
30. Unusually strange or odd
Bizarre
Mundane
Archaic
Whimsical
31. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Fatalistic
Decadent
Absurd
Flamboyant
32. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)
Childish
Concise
Mournful
Bland
33. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Convincing
Irreverent
Abstract
Philosophical
34. Having the qualities of poetry - such as pleasing rhythms or images
Crepuscular
Erudite
Rhythmic
Poetical
35. Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience)
Concise
Crepuscular
Absurd
Archaic
36. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say
Ambiguous
Elegiac
Cynical
Wordy
37. Plain - harsh - completely (as in 'stark raving mad'); simple or bare - when applied to style - sometimes even bleak or grim
Evocative
Stark
Ambiguous
Elegiac
38. Strict or severe in matters or morality
Puritanical
Subjective
Prurient
Fatalistic
39. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Metaphorical
Austere
Subjective
Philosophical
40. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Bland
Emotional
Detached
41. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Primitive
Bland
Eulogistic
Affected
42. Soft - delicate - unmanly
Effeminate
Archaic
Convincing
Mournful
43. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Sardonic
Satirical
Detached
Philosophical
44. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Urbane
Romantic
Facetious
Comic
45. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Nostalgic
Analytical
Wordy
Convincing
46. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Bombastic
Classical
Archaic
Mournful
47. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Subjective
Evocative
Realistic
Pious
48. 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
Romantic
Irreverent
Urbane
Elegiac
49. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming
Anecdotal
Victorian
Ominous
Surrealistic
50. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Objective
Whimsical
Victorian
Flamboyant
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