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AP Tone And Style Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stale - worn out - as in trite expressions
Pompous
Philosophical
Journalistic
Trite
2. Pointless and uninteresting
Abstract
Objective
Banal
Mournful
3. Able to get a person to do something or agree with one by an appeal to reason or other convincing devices
Ambiguous
Austere
Persuasive
Bizarre
4. Marked by a decay in morals - values - and artistic standards
Ambiguous
Cynical
Decadent
Eulogistic
5. Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers - phrases - and clauses)
Fatalistic
Wordy
Convoluted
Rhythmic
6. Inclined to long for or dwell on things of the past; sentimental
Crepuscular
Lyrical
Nostalgic
Victorian
7. Involving short narratives of interesting events
Anecdotal
Abstract
Naturalistic
Impressionistic
8. Unusually strange or odd
Crepuscular
Bizarre
Earthy
Satirical
9. Having the qualities of a motion picture
Puritanical
Fluid
Cinematic
Ambiguous
10. Relying on one's own inner impressions - as opposed to being objective
Lyrical
Banal
Subjective
Mundane
11. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts
Ironic
Emotional
Prurient
Nostalgic
12. Humorous in a light way - comedy with high exaggeration
Contemptuous
Abstract
Affected
Farcical
13. Conspicuously bold or colorful
Erudite
Wordy
Cinematic
Flamboyant
14. 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)
Pious
Angry
Philosophical
Parody
15. Having the characteristics of melodrama in which emotions and plot are exaggerated and characterization is shallow
Urbane
Metaphorical
Pious
Breezy
16. Persuasive - believable - plausible
Pious
Trite
Primitive
Convincing
17. Having the ability to call forth memories or other responses
Classical
Prurient
Evocative
Satirical
18. Characterized by an unexpected turn of events - often the opposite of what was intended
Colloquial
Effeminate
Ironic
Facetious
19. Mocking - taunting - bitter - scornful - sarcastic
Satirical
Subjective
Sardonic
Rhythmic
20. Characterized by certain patters - beats - or accents (as in dancing - music - poetry)
Rhythmic
Colloquial
Discursive
Terse
21. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others
Victorian
Satirical
Bland
Affected
22. Theoretical - without reference to specifics
Absurd
Abstract
Colloquial
Puritanical
23. Having to do with the human mind and human behavior
Sardonic
Trite
Mournful
Psychological
24. Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts
Ambiguous
Objective
Analytical
Lyrical
25. Characterized by personal admissions of faults
Epistolary
Confessional
Affected
Absurd
26. Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation
Colloquial
Dreamlike
Cinematic
Angry
27. Pretentious and pompous
Earthy
Puritanical
Bombastic
Bizarre
28. Amusing - but light - unserious - frivolous
Metaphorical
Convincing
Journalistic
Facetious
29. Tending to present things in art and literature as they appear in nature or actuality
Journalistic
Puritanical
Earthy
Naturalistic
30. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling
Effeminate
Angry
Victorian
Discursive
31. Sophisticated - socially polished
Urbane
Cinematic
Parody
Convoluted
32. Expressing sorrow of lamentation (elegy is a mournful poem)
Elegiac
Poetical
Ambiguous
Mournful
33. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism
Lyrical
Wordy
Journalistic
Impressionistic
34. Having two or more possible meanings
Persuasive
Nostalgic
Ambiguous
Breezy
35. Feeling or expressing grief (certain literary forms are devoted to the expression of grief - such as elegies)
Urbane
Puritanical
Mournful
Terse
36. Simple and crude (Primitivism in the arts tries to make use of a sophisticated way of what seems simple and crude.)
Primitive
Affected
Erudite
Evocative
37. Uninfluenced by personal feelings; seeing things from the outside - not subjectively
Breezy
Objective
Journalistic
Realistic
38. Intense - spontaneous - musical
Satirical
Lyrical
Archaic
Pious
39. Involving letters
Primitive
Austere
Affected
Epistolary
40. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions
Convoluted
Impressionistic
Poetical
Iconoclastic
41. Ordinary of common - as in everyday matters ('His mind was filled with mundane matters')
Puritanical
Dreamlike
Wordy
Mundane
42. Realistic - rustic - coarse - unrefined - instinctive - animalize
Earthy
Cynical
Pious
Metaphorical
43. Formal - enduring - and standard - adhering to certain traditional methods
Classical
Fatalistic
Convincing
Eulogistic
44. Much given to strong feelings
Naturalistic
Austere
Victorian
Emotional
45. Sad - gloomy (without any redeeming qualities of true tragedy)
Journalistic
Depressing
Lyrical
Absurd
46. Inclined to be playful - humorous - or fanciful
Decadent
Iconoclastic
Abstract
Whimsical
47. Flowing smoothly
Fluid
Journalistic
Mundane
Persuasive
48. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable
Abstract
Concise
Absurd
Colloquial
49. Effectively concise - brief
Terse
Expressionistic
Erudite
Abstract
50. Using very few words to express a great deal
Absurd
Primitive
Puritanical
Concise