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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. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






3. Harsh or corrosive in tone






4. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






5. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






6. Showing inappropriate levity






7. Having a bad disposition






8. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






9. Exposing human folly to ridicule






10. Expressing sorrow often for something past






11. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






12. Instructive (especially excessively)






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






14. Feeling great rapture or delight






15. Brief and to the point






16. Overcoming animosity or hostility






17. Excessively or hypocritically pious






18. Humorously vulgar






19. Make insensitive or callous






20. Abusing vocally






21. Not based on fact or investigation






22. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






23. Quickly aroused to anger






24. Having or showing profound knowledge