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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Showing disrespect for things that are usually respected or revered






2. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






3. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






4. Having the characteristics of a dream






5. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






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






9. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






10. Involving letters






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






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






13. Learned - scholarly






14. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






17. Much given to strong feelings






18. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






19. Flowing smoothly






20. Having the qualities of a motion picture






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






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






23. Strict or severe in matters or morality






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






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






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






27. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






28. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






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






32. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






33. Unusually strange or odd






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






35. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






36. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






38. Pretentious and pompous






39. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






40. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






41. Having two or more possible meanings






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






43. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






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






45. Persuasive - believable - plausible






46. Resentful - enraged






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






48. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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