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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. Feeling great rapture or delight






3. Overcoming animosity or hostility






4. Having a bad disposition






5. Arousing affect






6. Having or showing profound knowledge






7. Humorously vulgar






8. Exposing human folly to ridicule






9. Not based on fact or investigation






10. Brief and to the point






11. Abusing vocally






12. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






13. Showing inappropriate levity






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






15. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






16. Make insensitive or callous






17. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






18. Excessively or hypocritically pious






19. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






20. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






21. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






22. Quickly aroused to anger






23. Instructive (especially excessively)






24. Harsh or corrosive in tone