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