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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)






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






3. Involving short narratives of interesting events






4. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






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






7. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






8. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






9. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






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






12. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






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






14. Flowing smoothly






15. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






16. Using more words than necessary to say What you have to say






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






18. Pretentious and pompous






19. Persuasive - believable - plausible






20. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






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






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






23. Involving letters






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






25. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






26. Effectively concise - brief






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






28. Soft - delicate - unmanly






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






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






31. In the style of an earlier period






32. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. Using very few words to express a great deal






40. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






41. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






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






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






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






45. Resentful - enraged






46. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






47. Expressing contempt or disdain






48. Strict or severe in matters or morality






49. Having the characteristics of a dream






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