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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. Make insensitive or callous






2. Feeling great rapture or delight






3. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






4. Overcoming animosity or hostility






5. Characterized by directness in manner or speech






6. Having or showing profound knowledge






7. Showing inappropriate levity






8. Expressing sorrow often for something past






9. Arousing affect






10. Having a bad disposition






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






12. Excessively or hypocritically pious






13. Not based on fact or investigation






14. Abusing vocally






15. Instructive (especially excessively)






16. Quickly aroused to anger






17. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






18. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






19. Exposing human folly to ridicule






20. Brief and to the point






21. Humorously vulgar






22. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






23. Harsh or corrosive in tone






24. Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue