Instructions:
The following quiz contains challenging vocabulary words from administered digital SATs. Match each word in the left-hand column with the correct definition from the right-hand column.
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SET 1
1. Induce
2. Eclipse
3. Stipulate
4. Monetize
5. Elicit
A. overtake; outdo
B. set out terms or conditions for an agreement
C. bring forth, draw out (e.g., a response)
D. persuade or bring about
E. make profitable
SET 2
1. Tranquil
2. Amorphous
3. Idiosyncratic
4. Austere
5. Superfluous
A. very plain, without decoration or luxuries
B. very calm and peaceful
C. excessive; more than what is necessary
D. extremely quirky and distinctive
E. without shape or form
SET 3
1. Catalyst
2. Juxtaposition
3. Coarseness
4. Conjecture
5. Skeptic
A. hypothesis
B. roughness, lack of refinement
C. close placement of opposing elements
D. doubter
E. something that speeds up a reaction or causes an event
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