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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. Exposing human folly to ridicule






2. Arousing affect






3. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






4. Humorously vulgar






5. Make insensitive or callous






6. Harsh or corrosive in tone






7. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






8. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






9. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






10. Expressing sorrow often for something past






11. Overcoming animosity or hostility






12. Not based on fact or investigation






13. Having or showing profound knowledge






14. Feeling great rapture or delight






15. Quickly aroused to anger






16. Abusing vocally






17. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






18. Having a bad disposition






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






20. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






21. Showing inappropriate levity






22. Excessively or hypocritically pious






23. Brief and to the point






24. Instructive (especially excessively)