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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices






2. Indicating or threatening evil or danger as dark clouds indicate that a storm is coming






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






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






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






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






7. Strict or severe in matters or morality






8. Much given to strong feelings






9. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






10. Pretentious and pompous






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






12. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






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






16. Resentful - enraged






17. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






19. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






20. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






21. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






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






25. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






26. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






27. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






29. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






31. 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)






32. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






34. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






35. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






36. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






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






40. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






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






45. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






46. Learned - scholarly






47. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






48. Involving short narratives of interesting events






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






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