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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. Overcoming animosity or hostility






2. Feeling great rapture or delight






3. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






4. Brief and to the point






5. Harsh or corrosive in tone






6. Humorously vulgar






7. Quickly aroused to anger






8. Excessively or hypocritically pious






9. Exposing human folly to ridicule






10. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






11. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






12. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






13. Arousing affect






14. Instructive (especially excessively)






15. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






16. Expressing sorrow often for something past






17. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






18. Having or showing profound knowledge






19. Showing inappropriate levity






20. Having a bad disposition






21. Make insensitive or callous






22. Not based on fact or investigation






23. Abusing vocally






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