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- Synonym
- A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in a given context, such as 'happy' and 'joyful'.
- Antonym
- A word that expresses the opposite meaning of another word, such as 'hot' and 'cold'.
- Analogy
- A comparison between two pairs of words that share a logical relationship, such as 'bird is to nest as bee is to hive'.
- Subject-verb agreement
- The grammatical rule that a singular subject takes a singular verb and a plural subject takes a plural verb, ignoring intervening phrases.
- Main idea
- The central point or message of a paragraph or passage, often stated in the topic sentence and supported by details.
- Context clue
- A word or phrase in the surrounding text that helps determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, such as definitions, examples, or contrasts.
- Pronoun antecedent
- The noun or noun phrase to which a pronoun refers, which must agree in number and gender with the pronoun.
- Diction
- The choice and use of words in speech or writing, affecting clarity, tone, and formality.
- Percent change
- The ratio of the amount of change to the original amount, expressed as a percentage: ((new − old) / old) × 100.
- Simple interest
- Interest calculated only on the principal amount, using the formula I = P × r × t, where r is the annual rate as a decimal and t is time in years.
- Compound interest
- Interest calculated on both the principal and accumulated interest, using A = P(1 + r/n)^(nt), where n is the number of compounding periods per year.
- Average (mean)
- The sum of a set of numbers divided by the number of terms, representing a central value.
- Ratio
- A comparison of two quantities by division, often written as a:b, indicating how many times one value contains the other.
- Work rate
- The amount of work done per unit time; if a person completes a job in x hours, the rate is 1/x job per hour.
- Distance formula
- Distance equals rate multiplied by time (d = rt), used to solve problems involving motion at a constant speed.
- Probability
- The likelihood of an event occurring, calculated as the number of favorable outcomes divided by the total number of possible outcomes.
- Area of a circle
- The space enclosed by a circle, calculated as π times the square of the radius (A = πr²).
- Syllogism
- A form of deductive reasoning with two premises and a conclusion, such as 'All A are B; all B are C; therefore all A are C'.
- Contrapositive
- The statement formed by negating and reversing a conditional: the contrapositive of 'if P then Q' is 'if not Q then not P', which is logically equivalent.
- Assumption
- An unstated premise that must be true for an argument's conclusion to follow from its evidence.
- Seating arrangement
- A logic puzzle where people are placed in a line or around a table based on clues about relative positions, such as left, right, or opposite.
- Blood relations
- Puzzles that require determining family relationships from clues about parents, siblings, and generations, often using a family tree diagram.
- Number series
- A sequence of numbers following a pattern, such as differences, ratios, or alternating operations, where the next term must be identified.
- Coding-decoding
- A puzzle where words or letters are transformed according to a rule, and the rule must be identified to decode or encode other words.
- Data sufficiency
- A problem type where you must decide whether the given information is enough to answer a question, without actually solving it.
- Alphabetical order
- Arrangement of words or names according to the sequence of letters in the alphabet, comparing letter by letter from left to right.
- Filing rules
- Standard procedures for organizing documents, such as filing names last name first, then first name, and ignoring punctuation in abbreviations.
- Proofreading
- The process of reviewing written material to detect and correct errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and formatting.
- Numerical filing
- Arranging documents by number in ascending order, treating each number as a whole rather than digit by digit.
- Cross-reference
- A note in a file or index directing the reader to related information, often using 'see' or 'see also'.
- Abbreviation
- A shortened form of a word or phrase, such as 'Mr.' for 'Mister', filed as written but ignoring punctuation.
- Date format
- The standard way of writing dates in formal records, typically as 'Month Day, Year' (e.g., January 1, 2025).