The museum displayed a set of matching ceramic vases, each decorated with the same cobalt-blue floral pattern.
博物馆展出的一套相配的陶瓷花瓶，每个都饰有相同的钴蓝色花卉图案。
Which choice best defines “matching”?
C — Having the same color, pattern, or style. “matching” means having the same color, pattern, or style.
Which word means “having the same color, pattern, or style”?
D — matching. “matching” means having the same color, pattern, or style.
matching — having the same color, pattern, or style. In Chinese: 相配的.
matching is pronounced /ˈmætʃɪŋ/.
The museum displayed a set of matching ceramic vases, each decorated with the same cobalt-blue floral pattern. (博物馆展出的一套相配的陶瓷花瓶，每个都饰有相同的钴蓝色花卉图案。)
corresponding, coordinating, identical — all close in meaning to matching (having the same color, pattern, or style).
contrasting, mismatched — each the opposite of matching (having the same color, pattern, or style).
Yes. matching is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.