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AP Literature Tone Vocab
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Subjects
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english
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ap
,
literature
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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. Scorn - despise
incensed
unctuous
supercilious
disdainful
2. Praise
lugubrious
derisive
laudatory
callous
3. Vicious - wanton - or mischievous
earnest
reflective
malicious
lugubrious
4. Meditative or deliberative
unctuous
derisive
lugubrious
reflective
5. Scholarly
flippant
audacious
malicious
erudite
6. Heartfelt and serious
contemptuous
earnest
flippant
aloof
7. Sensitivity - relating to another's emotions
didactic
empathetic
unctuous
apathetic
8. Immature or childish
didactic
jejune
forthright
condescending
9. Sorrowful lamentation
forthright
reflective
elegiac
apathetic
10. Skeptical and unbelieving
Facetious
Nihilistic
incredulous
mordant
11. Overflowing and demonstrative
effusive
apathetic
obsequious
pompous
12. Producing keen or strong emotion; totally touching
effusive
poignant
caustic
intimate
13. Not emotionally involved - at a distance
cautionary
aloof
condescending
contemptuous
14. Inciting - stimulating - irritating
didactic
provocative
incensed
reverent
15. Uncaring - or feeling no emotion
callous
elegiac
patronizing
forthright
16. Personal and emotional
condescending
intimate
Facetious
Nihilistic
17. Distrustful (like Grant R.)
demoralized
incensed
cynical
resigned
18. Lacking respect - derisive
ambivalent
lugubrious
contemptuous
fatuous
19. Frivolously disrespectful
resigned
Bellicose
hubristic
flippant
20. All mighty or infinite in power; all-knowing
Choleric
resigned
omnipotent
reflective
21. Enticing - beguiling - captivating
seductive
cautionary
jejune
reticent
22. Caustic or sarcastic in a mean way
laudatory
mordant
Nihilistic
elegiac
23. Full of rage
poignant
incensed
jovial
effusive
24. Scornful derision - mocking - cynical
seductive
sardonic
reticent
jejune
25. Boorish - rude
morose
Choleric
lugubrious
churlish
26. Tending or threatening to break out into open violence
reverent
ribald
Bellicose
volatile
27. Having mixed feelings - could go either way
laissez-faire
ambivalent
forthright
patronizing
28. Recklessly bold or contemptuous;
volatile
audacious
omnipotent
forthright
29. Deeply respectful
cynical
reverent
laudatory
sardonic
30. Self-rightously angry
pompous
indignant
erudite
contemptuous
31. Questioning - ridiculing - or chaffing
earnest
mordant
quizzical
jovial
32. Discourage
reflective
pompous
demoralized
ambivalent
33. Reserved - unassertive
supercilious
enervating
diffident
sardonic
34. Abusive - or irreverent; vulgar or indecent
enervating
diffident
churlish
ribald
35. To deprive of force or strength
reverent
apathetic
hubristic
enervating
36. Easily angered
elegiac
Choleric
poignant
patronizing
37. Intending to instruct
laudatory
didactic
laissez-faire
reverent
38. Carefree and unconcerned
empathetic
apathetic
frivolous
condescending
39. Stuck up - considering self better than everyone else
apathetic
pompous
poignant
callous
40. Uncaring
intimate
sardonic
disdainful
apathetic
41. With great energy or exertion - with great emphasis and passion
vehement
resigned
reflective
laudatory
42. Hearty conviviality and good cheer
ambivalent
reticent
jovial
Facetious
43. Haughty - disdainful or contemptuous
vehement
volatile
supercilious
Nihilistic
44. With an air of superiority - talking down to
laissez-faire
sardonic
condescending
ribald
45. Direct and outspoken
churlish
vehement
forthright
cautionary
46. Passive - accepting as inevitable
supercilious
provocative
mordant
resigned
47. Foolish or insane
cynical
fatuous
mordant
churlish
48. Insulting and condescending
volatile
reverent
effusive
derisive
49. Harshly sarcastic
caustic
flippant
diffident
sentimental
50. Emotional attachment
fatuous
cynical
sentimental
obsequious