definitions for tonal quality terms
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Definitions for Tonal Quality Terms
The Catcher in the Rye and the Synthesis Essay
#1 - repulsive (adj.)
• Causing strong dislike or disgust – tending to repel or reject
#2 – moderate (adj.)
• Avoiding extremes fo behavior or expression• Calm• Limited in scope or effect
#3 – digress (v.)
• To turn aside especially form the main subject of attention or course of argument
#4 – precarious (adj.)
• Depending on the will of another• Characterized by a lack of
security or stability that threatens with danger
#5 – provocative (adj.)
• Causing discussion, thought, argument
#6 – harrowing (adj.)
• Tormenting; vexing
#7 – reciprocal (adj.)
• Used to describe a relationship in which two people or groups agree to do something similar for each other • To allow each other to have the
same rights
#8 – brilliant (adj.)
• Striking, distinctive• Very impressive/successful• Extremely intelligent
#9 – humility (n.)
• The quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people (humble)
#10 – blasé (adj.)
• Apathetic (indifferent) to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment: world-weary
#11 – nauseate (v.)
• To cause to feel disgusted
#12 – brutal (adj.)
• Very direct and accurate in a way that is harsh or unpleasant
#13 – sacrilegious (adj.)
• Gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing
#14 – bitter (adj.)
• Causing painful emotions: felt or experienced in a strong and unpleasant way• Angry and unhappy because of
unfair treatment
#15 – noble (adj.)
• Having, showing, or coming from personal qualities that people admire (honesty, generosity, courage)
#16 – inane (adj.)
• Empty, insubstantial• Lacking significance, meaning,
point
#17 – boisterous (adj.)
• Stormy, tumultuous•Marked by or expressive of
exuberance and high spirits
#18 – crooked (adj.)
• dishonest
#19 – nonchalant (adj.)
• Having an air of easy unconcern or indifference
#20 – sophisticated (adj.)
• Having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience
#21 – nuanced (adj.)
• A subtle quality of distinction or variation• Sensibility to, awareness of, or
ability to express delicate shadings of meaning, feeling, value
#22 – genuine (adj.)
• Free from hypocrisy or pretense: SINCERE
#23 – bourgeois (adj.)
•Middle-class•Marked by a concern for
material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity
#24 – unscrupulous (adj.)
• Unprincipled, dishonest, illegal: UNETHICAL
#25 – witty (adj.)
• Quick or ready to see or express illuminating or amusing relationships or insights
#26 – stark (adj.)
• Very obvious• Very plain and easily seen
#27 – hysterical (adj.)
• A state in which your emotions (such as fear) are so strong that you behave in an uncontrolled way
#28 – conscientious (adj.)
• Governed by or conforming to the dictates of conscience: SCRUPULOUS
#29 – modest (adj.)
• Placing a moderate estimate on one’s abilities or worth
#30 – ironic (adj.)
• Strange or funny because something (such as a situation) is different from what is expected
#31 – suave (adj.)
• Smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
#32 – psychic (adj.)
• Sensitive to nonphysical or supernatural forces and influences: marked by extraordinary or mysterious sensitivity, perception, or understanding
#33 – putrid (adj.)
•Morally corrupt• Totally objectionable
#34 – sterling (adj.)
• Conforming to the highest standard (character)
#35 – splendid (adj.)
•Marked by showy magnificence
#36 – phony (adj.)
• Not genuine or real• Intended to deceive
#37 – ostracize (v.)
• To exclude from a group by common consent
#38 – privilege (n.)
• A right or immunity granted as a peculiar benefit, advantage, favor
#39 – sarcastic (adj.)
• Having the character of a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
#40 – qualm (n.)
• A feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety
#41 – compulsory (adj.)
•Mandatory, enforced
#42 – liberate (v.)
• To give freedom
#43 – monotonous (adj.)
• Tediously uniform or unvarying
#44 – detrimental (adj.)
• Harmful• Intending to harm
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