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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. Not based on fact or investigation






2. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






3. Make insensitive or callous






4. Overcoming animosity or hostility






5. Having or showing profound knowledge






6. Exposing human folly to ridicule






7. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






8. Quickly aroused to anger






9. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






10. Excessively or hypocritically pious






11. Showing inappropriate levity






12. Instructive (especially excessively)






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






14. Harsh or corrosive in tone






15. Expressing sorrow often for something past






16. Abusing vocally






17. Brief and to the point






18. Having a bad disposition






19. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






20. Feeling great rapture or delight






21. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






22. Humorously vulgar






23. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






24. Arousing affect