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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. Belittling or undervaluing oneself; excessively modest






3. Not based on fact or investigation






4. Having a bad disposition






5. Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner






6. Expressing sorrow often for something past






7. Feeling great rapture or delight






8. Humorously vulgar






9. Excessively or hypocritically pious






10. Exposing human folly to ridicule






11. Instructive (especially excessively)






12. Brief and to the point






13. Make insensitive or callous






14. Overcoming animosity or hostility






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






16. Having or showing profound knowledge






17. Disdainfully or ironically humorous






18. Harsh or corrosive in tone






19. Arousing affect






20. Abusing vocally






21. Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation






22. Showing inappropriate levity






23. Quickly aroused to anger






24. Characterized by directness in manner or speech