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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. Quickly aroused to anger






2. Having or showing profound knowledge






3. Overcoming animosity or hostility






4. Exposing human folly to ridicule






5. Instructive (especially excessively)






6. Showing inappropriate levity






7. Not based on fact or investigation






8. Arousing affect






9. Feeling great rapture or delight






10. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






11. Expressing sorrow often for something past






12. Abusing vocally






13. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






14. Humorously vulgar






15. Having a bad disposition






16. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






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






18. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






19. Brief and to the point






20. Make insensitive or callous






21. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






22. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






23. Harsh or corrosive in tone






24. Excessively or hypocritically pious