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






2. Humorously vulgar






3. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






4. Feeling great rapture or delight






5. Having a bad disposition






6. Harsh or corrosive in tone






7. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






8. Excessively or hypocritically pious






9. Not based on fact or investigation






10. Arousing affect






11. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






12. Instructive (especially excessively)






13. Make insensitive or callous






14. Quickly aroused to anger






15. Brief and to the point






16. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






17. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






18. Exposing human folly to ridicule






19. Overcoming animosity or hostility






20. Having or showing profound knowledge






21. Showing inappropriate levity






22. Abusing vocally






23. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






24. Expressing sorrow often for something past