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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards






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






3. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






6. Sophisticated - socially polished






7. Effectively concise - brief






8. Inclined to represent things as they really are






9. Expressing contempt or disdain






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






11. Intense - spontaneous - musical






12. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






13. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






14. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






15. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts






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






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






18. Resentful - enraged






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






20. Pretentious and pompous






21. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






22. Learned - scholarly






23. Pointless and uninteresting






24. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






27. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






30. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






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






33. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






34. Flowing smoothly






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






36. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






39. Unusually strange or odd






40. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






41. 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






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






43. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






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






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






47. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






48. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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