AP Lang Tone Words - Part One Flashcards
(50 cards)
Artificial
not genuine
Bombastic
pompous or overblown in language; full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas
Colloquial
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
Concrete
specific
Connotative
beyond definition
Cultured
Educated, polished, and refined
Detached
Emotionally removed; calm and objective; physically unconnected
Emotional
subject to or easily affected by emotion
Esoteric
intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
Euphemistic
Nice way of saying something nasty
Exact
Precise
Figurative
A form of language use in which writers and speakers convey something other than the literal meaning of their words.
Formal
being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional
Grotesque
unnatural, distorted; bizarre
Homespun
folksy, homey, native, rustic
Idiomatic
language unique to one society
Informal
Casual
Insipid
lacking interest or flavor
Jargon
confusing
Learned
having much knowledge
Literal
Exactly true, rather than figurative or metaphorical
Moralistic
characterized by a narrow and conventional moral attitude
Obscure
Difficult to see
Obtuse
blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; not causing a sharp impression