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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. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






2. Instructive (especially excessively)






3. Feeling great rapture or delight






4. Make insensitive or callous






5. Humorously vulgar






6. Showing inappropriate levity






7. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






8. Not based on fact or investigation






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






10. Expressing sorrow often for something past






11. Excessively or hypocritically pious






12. Brief and to the point






13. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






14. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






15. Exposing human folly to ridicule






16. Overcoming animosity or hostility






17. Harsh or corrosive in tone






18. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






19. Abusing vocally






20. Quickly aroused to anger






21. Having a bad disposition






22. Having or showing profound knowledge






23. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






24. Arousing affect