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AP Tone And Style Vocab

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Intense - spontaneous - musical






2. Characterized by the kind of language used in journalism






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






4. Sophisticated - socially polished






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






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






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






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






9. Undisturbing - unemotional - and uninteresting






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






11. Using very few words to express a great deal






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






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






14. Having the characteristics of a dream






15. Expressing contempt or disdain






16. Pointless and uninteresting






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






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






19. Conspicuously bold or colorful






20. Soft - delicate - unmanly






21. Contrary to logic - but sometimes artistically viable






22. Flowing smoothly






23. Inclined to use subjective impressions rather than objective reality






24. Having two or more possible meanings






25. Characterized by personal admissions of faults






26. Theoretical - without reference to specifics






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






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






29. Moving pointlessly from one subject to another; rambling






30. Learned - scholarly






31. Immature (when applied to adults or to writing)






32. Resentful - enraged






33. Stressing the subjective and symbolic in art and literature






34. Pretentious and pompous






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






36. Much given to strong feelings






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






38. Assuming a false manner or attitude to impress others






39. Elaborate - grotesque - and ornamental






40. Stern - strict - frugal - unadorned






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






42. Disinterested - unbiased - emotionally disconnected






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






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






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






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






47. Inclined to attack cherished beliefs and traditions






48. Preoccupied with lewd and lustful thoughts






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






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