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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. Expressing sorrow often for something past






2. Overcoming animosity or hostility






3. Abusing vocally






4. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






5. Having or showing profound knowledge






6. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






7. Feeling great rapture or delight






8. Arousing affect






9. Make insensitive or callous






10. Brief and to the point






11. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






12. Having a bad disposition






13. Instructive (especially excessively)






14. Harsh or corrosive in tone






15. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






16. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






17. Exposing human folly to ridicule






18. Excessively or hypocritically pious






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






20. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






21. Not based on fact or investigation






22. Showing inappropriate levity






23. Humorously vulgar






24. Quickly aroused to anger