SAT Verbal sections terms & vocabulary: Difference between revisions

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Some terms that will show up in test questions include:

*'''critical'''

**important, emergency situation

**analytical, investigated thoughtfully

*'''hypothetical/ hypothetically'''

**= an estimate, theory

**or, an idea or situation that is not real but could be

**used to test a "hypothesis" or theoretical prediction or observation that has not been tested in reality

**SAT Reading section uses it frequently for inference questions

***i.e., "''Given the hypothetical condition, then...''" = "''if this were true, then...''"

*'''merely'''

**= "only"

**the SAT frequently measures student comprehension of this word

**note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"

*'''nevertheless'''

**= "yes, but..."

**used to accept a prior argument or statement, then deflect, negate, or contradict it.

**for Reading section, transition words mark important statements an author wants to make

*'''skeptical'''

**= doubtful, uncertain of, seeing as unproven

**a "skeptic" is one who doubts or questions the veracity of something

**on the SAT, the word "skeptical" may be used to indicate a perspective of doubt

***ex., if the question asks, "Scholars are skeptical of the idea that people would behave that way"

****= scholars doubt people would behave that way

****i.e., use "backwards thought" or "inversion" to make sense of the question

* '''tone'''

=== '''critical''' ===

** "author'~~s tone" or "passage~~'~~s tone~~'~~" refers to the "feeling" or "atmosphere" of a passage~~

*important, emergency situation

** different "tones" may include:

*analytical, investigated thoughtfully

*** academic, authoritative, definitive

*** character study, psychological

*** detailed, descriptive

*** informal, conversational

*** journalistic, ~~reporting~~

*** light-hearted, amusing, cheerful

*** narrative (story-telling)

*** satirical, comedic, ~~ironic~~

== ~~Historical terms to know~~ ==

=== '''hypothetical/ hypothetically''' ===

* ~~see [[~~SAT Reading section ~~historical timeline & themes#Historical%20terminology|SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes - A+ Club Lesson Planner & Study Guide (school4schools~~.~~wiki)]]~~

*= an estimate, theory

~~Transition word definitions (conjunctive adverbs)~~

*or, an idea or situation that is not real but could be

*used to test a "hypothesis" or theoretical prediction or observation that has not been tested in reality

*SAT Reading section uses it frequently for inference questions

**i.e., "''Given the hypothetical condition, then...''" = "''if this were true, then...''"

* it is ~~useful to know~~ a "~~translation~~" or ~~ready synonym~~ for transition words so that ~~they are clear when assessing possible answers~~

=== '''merely''' ===

* see ~~this entry~~:[[Transition words translations]]

*= "only"

*the SAT frequently measures student comprehension of this word

*note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"

=== '''nevertheless''' ===

*= "yes, but..."

*used to accept a prior argument or statement, then deflect, negate, or contradict it.

*for Reading section, transition words mark important statements an author wants to make

=== '''skeptical''' ===

*= doubtful, uncertain of, seeing as unproven

*a "skeptic" is one who doubts or questions the veracity of something

*on the SAT, the word "skeptical" may be used to indicate a perspective of doubt

**ex., if the question asks, "Scholars are skeptical of the idea that people would behave that way"

***= scholars doubt people would behave that way

***i.e., use "backwards thought" or "inversion" to make sense of the question

=== '''tone''' ===

* "author's tone" or "passage's tone'" refers to the "feeling" or "atmosphere" of a passage

* different "tones" may include:

** academic, authoritative, definitive

** character study, psychological

** detailed, descriptive

** informal, conversational

** journalistic, reporting

** light-hearted, amusing, cheerful

** narrative (story-telling)

** satirical, comedic, ironic

== Other terms to know ==

=== Historical terms ===

* see [[SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes#Historical%20terminology|SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes)]]

=== Transition words (conjunctive adverbs) ===

* see:[[Transition words translations]]

== Digital SAT Vocabulary from official practice tests (2023) ==