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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






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






3. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic






4. Inclined to represent things as they really are






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






6. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous






7. Intense - spontaneous - musical






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






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






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






11. Involving short narratives of interesting events






12. Unusually strange or odd






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






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






15. Soft - delicate - unmanly






16. Having two or more possible meanings






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






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






19. Resentful - enraged






20. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






21. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful






22. Learned - scholarly






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






24. Effectively concise - brief






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






26. Sophisticated - socially polished






27. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






28. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






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






38. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions






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






40. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






42. Quick-paced - but sometimes superficial






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






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






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






46. Pretentious and pompous






47. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






49. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






50. Flowing smoothly