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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively






2. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






3. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






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






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






8. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






9. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Involving short narratives of interesting events






17. Persuasive - believable - plausible






18. Learned - scholarly






19. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






20. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






22. Conspicuously bold or colorful






23. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






24. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






25. Expressing contempt or disdain






26. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






27. Effectively concise - brief






28. Pointless and uninteresting






29. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






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






33. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






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






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






36. Strict or severe in matters or morality






37. Using very few words to express a great deal






38. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






39. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






42. 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)






43. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






46. Much given to strong feelings






47. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






48. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






50. Involving letters