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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. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






2. Arousing affect






3. Humorously vulgar






4. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






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






6. Feeling great rapture or delight






7. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






8. Excessively or hypocritically pious






9. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






10. Showing inappropriate levity






11. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






12. Having a bad disposition






13. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






14. Expressing sorrow often for something past






15. Not based on fact or investigation






16. Abusing vocally






17. Quickly aroused to anger






18. Brief and to the point






19. Having or showing profound knowledge






20. Harsh or corrosive in tone






21. Overcoming animosity or hostility






22. Make insensitive or callous






23. Exposing human folly to ridicule






24. Instructive (especially excessively)