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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