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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. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






2. Overcoming animosity or hostility






3. Feeling great rapture or delight






4. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






5. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






6. Humorously vulgar






7. Expressing sorrow often for something past






8. Quickly aroused to anger






9. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






10. Abusing vocally






11. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






12. Harsh or corrosive in tone






13. Exposing human folly to ridicule






14. Instructive (especially excessively)






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






16. Brief and to the point






17. Having a bad disposition






18. Make insensitive or callous






19. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






20. Showing inappropriate levity






21. Having or showing profound knowledge






22. Not based on fact or investigation






23. Arousing affect






24. Excessively or hypocritically pious