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AP Style Tone Words
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Subjects
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english
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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. Quickly aroused to anger
choleric
ribald
speculative
churlish
2. Having or showing profound knowledge
acerbic
rapturous
laconic
erudite
3. Overcoming animosity or hostility
choleric
conciliatory
didactic
sardonic
4. Exposing human folly to ridicule
acerbic
satiric
poignant
sardonic
5. Instructive (especially excessively)
didactic
colloquial
callous
speculative
6. Showing inappropriate levity
poignant
satiric
elegiac
flippant
7. Not based on fact or investigation
acerbic
speculative
obsequious
forthright
8. Arousing affect
flippant
poignant
erudite
choleric
9. Feeling great rapture or delight
terse
obsequious
didactic
rapturous
10. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
caustic
rapturous
colloquial
speculative
11. Expressing sorrow often for something past
acerbic
speculative
elegiac
laconic
12. Abusing vocally
caustic
ribald
terse
derisive
13. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
terse
satiric
obsequious
flippant
14. Humorously vulgar
sardonic
erudite
didactic
ribald
15. Having a bad disposition
choleric
forthright
self-depreciating
churlish
16. Disdainfully or ironically humorous
sardonic
colloquial
obsequious
conciliatory
17. Brief and to the point - brief and to the point
conciliatory
elegiac
terse
sanctimonious
18. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
sardonic
colloquial
poignant
laconic
19. Brief and to the point
satiric
poignant
self-depreciating
laconic
20. Make insensitive or callous
rapturous
acerbic
callous
ribald
21. Characterized by directness in manner or speech
satiric
forthright
flippant
choleric
22. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest
laconic
self-depreciating
speculative
didactic
23. Harsh or corrosive in tone
acerbic
speculative
rapturous
elegiac
24. Excessively or hypocritically pious
sanctimonious
speculative
conciliatory
sardonic