SAT* #3 Definition MATCH Exercise

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18 vocabulary words from The Most Important SAT* #3 puzzles.
    Alphabetical list of 18 words:
    apathy, disdain, diverse, enigma, futile,
    gratuitous, hackneyed, incessant, insidious,
    integrity, jocular, kindle, ludicrous, provocative,
    reclusive, reverence, scrutinize, superficial
  • 1. _____ kindle

  • 2. _____ insidious

  • 3. _____ superficial

  • 4. _____ futile

  • 5. _____ diverse

  • 6. _____ provocative

  • 7. _____ incessant

  • 8. _____ reverence

  • 9. _____ enigma

  • 10. _____ scrutinize

  • 11. _____ apathy

  • 12. _____ jocular

  • 13. _____ integrity

  • 14. _____ disdain

  • 15. _____ reclusive

  • 16. _____ ludicrous

  • 17. _____ gratuitous

  • 18. _____ hackneyed
Match the 18 definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left.
  • a. -- a feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration

  • b. -- absence or supression of passion, emotion or excitement; indifference

  • c. -- made commonplace or trite; banal

  • d. -- intended to entrap or beguile; enticing but harmful; seductive

  • e. -- of the surface; concerned only with the obvious; apparent rather than real

  • f. -- to start a fire; to cause (a flame or blaze) to begin burning

  • g. -- serving or tending to stimulate or excite

  • h. -- uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles

  • i. -- to examine minutely; to conduct a searching inquiry

  • j. -- completely ineffective; serving no useful purpose

  • k. -- a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence; a baffling problem, situation or person

  • l. -- causing or deserving laughter because of absurdity

  • m. -- looking upon or treating with contempt; thinking unworthy of notice

  • n. -- given without recompense or benefit; voluntary

  • o. -- jovial and playful; given to jesting

  • p. -- composed of different elements or qualities; unlike

  • Q. -- continuing without interruption; constant

  • r. -- living in seclusion; shut off or apart from the world

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