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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






2. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






3. Involving short narratives of interesting events






4. Learned - scholarly






5. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






6. Having the characteristics of a dream






7. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






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






11. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






13. Intense - spontaneous - musical






14. Resentful - enraged






15. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively






16. Pointless and uninteresting






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






18. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






19. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






20. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






22. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






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






24. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






27. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental






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






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






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






31. Effectively concise - brief






32. Involving letters






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






34. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






36. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






38. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






42. Soft - delicate - unmanly






43. Inclined to represent things as they really are






44. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






46. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






49. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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