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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. Overcoming animosity or hostility






2. Arousing affect






3. Excessively or hypocritically pious






4. Having or showing profound knowledge






5. Abusing vocally






6. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






7. Showing inappropriate levity






8. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






9. Humorously vulgar






10. Brief and to the point






11. Feeling great rapture or delight






12. Harsh or corrosive in tone






13. Make insensitive or callous






14. Exposing human folly to ridicule






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






16. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






17. Quickly aroused to anger






18. Having a bad disposition






19. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






20. Expressing sorrow often for something past






21. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue






22. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






23. Not based on fact or investigation






24. Instructive (especially excessively)