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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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1. Stressing imagery and the subconscious and sometimes distorting ordinary ideas in order to arrive at artistic truths






2. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






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






4. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






5. Effectively concise - brief






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






7. Involving letters






8. In the style of an earlier period






9. Flowing smoothly






10. Conspicuously bold or colorful






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






12. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






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






21. Expressing contempt or disdain






22. Persuasive - believable - plausible






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






24. Unusually strange or odd






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






26. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






28. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






29. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






30. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






31. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






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






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






36. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






38. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






40. Resentful - enraged






41. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






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






43. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






44. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






45. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






47. Learned - scholarly






48. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






50. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected