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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. Harsh or corrosive in tone






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






3. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






4. Expressing sorrow often for something past






5. Having a bad disposition






6. Make insensitive or callous






7. Having or showing profound knowledge






8. Overcoming animosity or hostility






9. Feeling great rapture or delight






10. Quickly aroused to anger






11. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






12. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






13. Brief and to the point






14. Arousing affect






15. Humorously vulgar






16. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






17. Not based on fact or investigation






18. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






19. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






20. Abusing vocally






21. Excessively or hypocritically pious






22. Showing inappropriate levity






23. Instructive (especially excessively)






24. Exposing human folly to ridicule