SAT

Glossary & Topic Index

Every SAT topic covered on AnvayaPrep, A–Z — 768 topics.

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30-60-90 triangles 45-45-90 triangles

A

Absolute value functions Absolute value inequalities Academic style Academic vocabulary Adding polynomials Adding radicals Adding rational expressions Adding supporting details Affect vs effect Agreement between texts Agreement with intervening phrases All-real-number inequalities Alternate interior angles Although Altitude Angle basics Angle bisectors Apostrophe usage Apostrophes Appositives Approximation with percents Arc length Area of circle Area of parallelograms Area of polygons Area of rectangles Area of trapezoids Area of triangles Area quadratic problems Asymptotes basics Attribution in synthesis Audience-based revision Author response questions Author's purpose Average rate of change Avoiding ambiguity Avoiding fused sentences Avoiding outside knowledge Avoiding redundancy Avoiding repetition Avoiding too-strong words Avoiding too-weak words Avoiding unsupported claims Avoiding unsupported inference Avoiding vague pronouns Axis of symmetry

B

Basic probability Best completion with evidence Best conclusion Best evidence for a claim Best introduction Best replacement word Bias Binomial expansion basics Boundary lines Box plots Break-even problems Business systems By contrast

C

Causation Cause and effect structure Cause-effect clues Cause-effect synthesis Cause-effect transitions Central angles Central idea of a passage Checking solutions Choosing the best supporting quotation Choosing transitions Chords Chronological structure Chronological synthesis Circle basics Circle equations Circumference Citation context Claim and evidence structure Claim synthesis Claims and support Clause recognition Clearing denominators Coherence Cohesion Collective nouns Colon after independent clause Colon before explanation Colon usage Colons Combinations basics Combining information Combining ratios Combining sentences Comma splices Comma usage Commas after introductory phrases Commas around nonessential clauses Commas in lists Commas with clauses Commas with conjunctions Commas with phrases Common algebra errors Common factor Common trap answers in details questions Comparative synthesis Compare and contrast structure Comparing conclusions Comparing evidence Comparing functions Comparing linear functions Comparing purpose Comparing textual and numerical evidence Comparing tone Comparing two plans Comparison transitions Comparisons Complement rule Complementary angles Complementary claims Completing the square Complex fractions Complex roots Composite functions Compound growth Compound inequalities Compound interest basics Compound subjects Concession transitions Concise language Concise synthesis Concluding from notes Conclusion sentences Conclusion transitions Condition transitions Conditional percentages Conditional probability Connecting details to claims Connotation Consecutive integer problems Consequently Constant of proportionality Constraints Context clues Continuation transitions Contractions Contrast clues Contrast transitions Contrasting claims Contrasting two ideas Converting linear forms Coordinate angles Coordinate circles Coordinate plane Coordinating conjunctions Correlation Corresponding angles Cosine Counting principle Cross-text applications Cross-text author attitude Cross-text claims Cross-text evidence Cross-text inference Cross-text main ideas Cross-text reasoning Cross-text scope Cross-text synthesis Cross-text trap answers Cross-text vocabulary Cube roots Currency conversions

D

Dangling modifiers Dash for emphasis Dash interruption Dash usage Dashed vs solid lines Dashes Data comparison Data inference Data interpretation in reading Data percent questions Decay factor Decimal percent conversion Decreasing linear functions Definition clues Definition synthesis Degrees and radians Deleting transitions Denotation Density problems Dependent clauses Dependent events Dependent systems Determining unstated assumptions Diameter Difference of cubes Difference of squares Different assumptions Different perspectives Dilations Dimensional analysis Direct inference Direct variation Disagreement between texts Discounts Discriminant Distance formula Distance rate time equations Distance systems Distinguishing fact from interpretation Distinguishing main idea from detail Distributive property equations Dividing rational expressions Domain Domain of linear functions Dot plots

E

Effective verbs Eliminating extreme inference choices Eliminating irrelevant sentences Eliminating unsupported choices Elimination strategy Emphasis transitions End behavior Equation constraints Equation interpretation Equations with decimals Equations with fractions Equations with parentheses Equations with variables on both sides Equilateral triangles Equivalent equations Equivalent exponent forms Equivalent polynomial forms Equivalent rational forms Equivalent ratios Essential clauses Evaluating functions Evaluating relevant evidence Evidence consistency Evidence contradiction Evidence in humanities passages Evidence in paired passages Evidence in science passages Evidence in social science passages Evidence precision Evidence scope Evidence synthesis Evidence that strengthens a claim Evidence that weakens a claim Evidence-based inference Evidence-based reading Example clues Example transitions Example-based synthesis Expected value basics Experimental design Explaining a relationship Explicit information Exponent rules Exponent word problems Exponential decay Exponential equations Exponential expressions Exponential functions Exponential graphs Exponential growth Exterior angle theorem Extraneous solutions

G

General to specific structure Geometric diagrams Geometric probability Goal-based revision Graph-supported claims Graphing inequalities Graphing lines Graphs of polynomials Growth factor

H

Histograms Historical terms in context Horizontal lines However Hyphenated modifiers

I

Identifying missing evidence Idiomatic usage Ignoring irrelevant notes Implied information Implied relationship In addition Inconsistent systems Increasing linear functions Indefinite pronouns Independent clauses Independent events Inequalities with negatives Inequality interpretation Inequality signs Inequality transformations Inequality word problems Inference about audience Inference about author attitude Inference about purpose Inference from analogy Inference from cause and effect Inference from chronology Inference from comparison Inference from concession Inference from context Inference from contrast Inference from data Inference from examples Inference from multiple sentences Inference from one sentence Inference from pronoun reference Inference from punctuation Inference from qualification Inference from tone Inference from transitions Inference in history passages Inference in literature passages Inference in science passages Inference in social science passages Inference with unfamiliar vocabulary Infinite solution systems Infinite-solution equations Informal synthesis Initial value Initial value and growth factor Inscribed angles Instead Insufficient evidence Intercept form Interest Interpreting experimental results Interpreting graphs Interpreting implied meaning Interpreting intercepts Interpreting literal meaning Interpreting slope Interpreting systems Interquartile range Interval notation Introducing a topic Introductory elements Inverse functions Inverse variation Inverse variation equations Irrelevant evidence Isosceles triangles Its vs it's

L

Leading coefficient Least supported inference Likely response from author Line of best fit Linear equation word problems Linear function definition Linear function transformations Linear function word problems Linear inequalities systems Linear inequality graphs Linear modeling equations Linear models Literal equations Literal meaning Logical inference Logical order Logical predication Logical transitions

N

Narrow vs broad answers Negative connotation Negative exponents Neutral connotation Nevertheless No comma between subject and verb No comma between verb and object No solution systems No-solution equations No-solution inequalities Nonessential clauses Nonlinear graphs Nonlinear word problems Nonproportional relationships Number of solutions

O

Objective summary One solution systems One-variable inequalities Opening direction Optimization with inequalities Outliers Overlapping events Overstatement in answer choices Oxford comma

P

Paired text relationship Parabolas Paragraph placement Paragraph-level context Paragraph-to-paragraph logic Parallel lines Parallel lines systems Parallel phrasing Parallel structure Parameter inequalities Paraphrasing central ideas Parentheses Parenthetical information Part-whole relationships Passage organization Percent as ratio Percent basics Percent change Percent comparison Percent decrease Percent equation problems Percent error Percent increase Percent of a number Percent points Percent vs percentage points Percent word problems Percent-rate connections Perfect square trinomials Permutations basics Perpendicular lines Piecewise functions Plural nouns Point-slope form Points lines planes Polygon angle sum Polynomial basics Polynomial constants Polynomial degree Polynomial division basics Polynomial expressions Polynomial identities Polynomial word problems Positive connotation Possessive nouns Possessive plural Possessive singular Powers of ten Precise phrasing Precise word choice Precision Prepositional phrase traps Primary claim Probability from data Probability percent Probability with percentages Probability word problems Problem and solution structure Projectile problems Pronoun case Pronoun clarity Pronoun-antecedent agreement Proportion equations Proportion traps Proportional equations Proportional relationships Proportions Punctuation and meaning Punctuation between clauses Punctuation trap answers Punctuation with appositives Punctuation with clauses Punctuation with dates Punctuation with lists Punctuation with names Punctuation with titles Purpose of a paragraph Purpose of conclusion Purpose of introduction Purpose-based revision Pythagorean theorem

Q

Quadratic form Quadratic formula Quadratic functions Quadratic inequalities Quadratic systems Quadratic word problems Quantitative evidence questions Question and answer structure Quotation integration Quotation punctuation

R

Radians Radical equations Radicals Radius Random sampling Range Range of linear functions Rate equation problems Rate of change Rate of change vs unit rate Rate systems Rates in graphs Rates in tables Rates with rational expressions Ratio comparisons Ratio percent conversion Ratio word problems Rational equations Rational exponents Rational expressions Rational function basics Rationalizing denominators Ratios Reading dense academic prose Reasonable conclusion Reasoning from data Recipe scaling Redundancy Reflections Register and formality Regression interpretation Relative clauses Remainder theorem Repeated roots Research notes Residuals basics Restatement of information Restrictions on domain Revenue quadratic problems Reverse percentage Revision for clarity Revision for concision Revision strategy Rhetorical structure Rhetorical word choice Right triangles Role of analogy Role of anecdote Role of background information Role of concession Role of counterargument Role of data Role of definition Role of explanation Role of summary Rotations Run-on sentences

S

Sales tax Same line systems Same topic different emphasis Sampling SAT angle traps SAT area traps SAT circle traps SAT exponent traps SAT function traps SAT inequality traps SAT linear equation traps SAT percent traps SAT polynomial traps SAT probability traps SAT quadratic traps SAT ratio traps SAT rational expression traps SAT statistics traps SAT systems traps SAT triangle traps SAT volume traps Scale factors Scalene triangles Scatterplots Scientific notation Scientific terms in context Secants Second text extends first text Second text qualifies first text Sector area Selecting relevant notes Semicolon between independent clauses Semicolon usage Semicolons Sentence boundaries Sentence clarity Sentence combining Sentence emphasis Sentence placement Sentence separation Sentence-level context Sentence-to-sentence logic Sequence transitions Shared assumption Sign errors in equations Similar figures ratios Similar triangles Similarly Simple interest Simplifying radicals Simplifying rational expressions Sine Slope Slope and angle intuition Slope in geometry Slope-intercept form Solving by graphing Solving for a variable Solving inequalities Solving multi-step equations Solving one-step equations Solving systems by elimination Solving systems by graphing Solving systems by substitution Solving two-step equations Special products Special right triangles Specific language Specific to general structure Speed rate problems Square roots Standard deviation basics Standard form Structural shifts Student notes questions Style consistency Subject predicate completeness Subject-verb agreement Subordinating conjunctions Substituting vocabulary Substitution strategy Subtracting polynomials Subtracting rational expressions Successive percent changes Sufficient evidence Sum of cubes Summarizing short passages Supplementary angles Supporting a claim with notes Supporting details Surface area Survey interpretation System solution meaning Systems and intersections Systems from graphs Systems from tables Systems of inequalities Systems with constants Systems with parameters Systems word problems

U

Understatement in answer choices Unit circle basics Unit conversion equations Unit conversions Unit rates Unknown coefficients Unknown constant equations Using examples as evidence

V

Verb consistency Verb mood Verb tense Verb voice Vertex Vertex form Vertical angles Vertical lines Volume of cones Volume of cylinders Volume of prisms Volume of spheres

W

Which vs that Who vs whom Word function in passage Wordiness Work problems Writing equations from graphs Writing equations from tables Writing equations from two points

X

Y

Z

Zero exponent Zero product property Zeros of functions Zeros of polynomials