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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. Arousing affect






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






3. Having a bad disposition






4. Having or showing profound knowledge






5. Excessively or hypocritically pious






6. Feeling great rapture or delight






7. Overcoming animosity or hostility






8. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






9. Showing inappropriate levity






10. Harsh or corrosive in tone






11. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






12. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






13. Instructive (especially excessively)






14. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






15. Make insensitive or callous






16. Abusing vocally






17. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






18. Not based on fact or investigation






19. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






20. Quickly aroused to anger






21. Humorously vulgar






22. Exposing human folly to ridicule






23. Expressing sorrow often for something past






24. Brief and to the point