SAT* #4 Definition MATCH Exercise

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18 vocabulary words from The Most Important SAT* #4 puzzles.
    Alphabetical list of 18 words:
    affinity, clairvoyant, emulate, expedite, impetuous,
    innocuous, mundane, penitent, propensity, regressive,
    resilient, sedentary, succinct, terse, ubiquitous,
    vindictive, wanton, zenith
  • 1. _____ sedentary

  • 2. _____ regressive

  • 3. _____ mundane

  • 4. _____ emulate

  • 5. _____ propensity

  • 6. _____ impetuous

  • 7. _____ zenith

  • 8. _____ succinct

  • 9. _____ clairvoyant

  • 10. _____ ubiquitous

  • 11. _____ resilient

  • 12. _____ expedite

  • 13. _____ wanton

  • 14. _____ vindictive

  • 15. _____ innocuous

  • 16. _____ affinity

  • 17. _____ penitent

  • 18. _____ terse
Match the 18 definitions below to the vocabulary words on the left.
  • a. -- tending to revert or go back; reverting to an earlier or less advanced state or form

  • b. -- effectively brief and to the point; pithy; neatly concise

  • c. -- a natural inclination or tendency; a bent; a leaning

  • d. -- of this world or earth; not heavenly; worldly; secular

  • e. -- feeling or expressing pain (sorrow) for sin (misdeeds) and disposed to atonement

  • f. -- of great energy and impatience; characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion

  • g. -- showing verbal brevity; expressed in a few words

  • h. -- to speed up the progress of; accelerate; perform promptly

  • i. -- revengeful; spiteful; showing a retaliatory spirit

  • j. -- natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing or idea; close connection

  • k. -- having the paranormal power to see objects/actions not perceived by the senses

  • l. -- the upper region of the sky; the highest point or state

  • m. -- being everywhere, esp. at the same time; omnipresent

  • n. -- not harmful or injurious; harmless; not likely to irritate or offend

  • o. -- having power to return to the original form; able to recover readily from misfortune

  • p. -- done maliciously or cruelly and without a motive

  • Q. -- to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass; to rival with some degree of success

  • r. -- characterized by a sitting position posture, inactivity and lack of exercise

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    ANSWERS:
    1 - r; 2 - a; 3 - d; 4 - Q; 5 - c; 6 - f; 7 - l; 8 - g; 9 - k; 10 - m; 11 - o; 12 - h; 13 - p; 14 - i; 15 - n; 16 - j; 17 - e; 18 - b.
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