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AP Style Tone Words

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Excessively or hypocritically pious






2. Brief and to the point






3. Not based on fact or investigation






4. Make insensitive or callous






5. Exposing human folly to ridicule






6. Having or showing profound knowledge






7. Abusing vocally






8. Overcoming animosity or hostility






9. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






10. Having a bad disposition






11. Feeling great rapture or delight






12. Brief and to the point - brief and to the point






13. Arousing affect






14. Quickly aroused to anger






15. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






16. Harsh or corrosive in tone






17. Showing inappropriate levity






18. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






19. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






20. Expressing sorrow often for something past






21. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






22. Instructive (especially excessively)






23. Humorously vulgar






24. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest