GRE Glossary — Key Terms & Definitions
- 30-60-90 Triangle
- 45-45-90 Triangle
- Absolute Value
- Adaptive, section-level
- Analogous Reasoning (RC)
- Arc
- Argument Structure (Critical Reasoning)
- Back-solving
- Charge (connotation)
- Combination
- Complement
- Composite number
- Concordance
- Consecutive Integers
- Contronym
- Data Interpretation
- Difference of Squares
- Discriminant
- Divisibility Rules
- Equating
- Estimation
- Exponent Rules
- First, Outer, Inner, Last (FOIL)
- Front-loading
- Function Notation
- Fundamental Counting Principle
- Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)
- Inclusion–Exclusion Principle
- Inequality
- Inference (RC)
- Inscribed angle
- Integer
- Interquartile Range (IQR)
- Least Common Multiple (LCM)
- Legendre's Formula
- Main Idea (RC)
- Mark–Skip–Sweep
- Median
- Mode
- Mutually Exclusive Events
- Normal distribution
- Numeric Entry
- Overlapping Sets
- Parity
- Percent Change
- Percentile rank
- Permutation
- Pivot word
- Prime factorization
- Prime Number
- Pythagorean Theorem
- Quantitative Comparison
- Quartile
- Range
- Ratio
- Remainder
- Secondary Meaning
- Sector
- Sentence Equivalence
- Simple vs. Compound Interest
- Slope-Intercept Form
- Standard deviation
- Situation, Task, Action, Result (STAR)
- Steel-manning
- Syntactic Inversion
- System of Equations
- Text Completion
- Thesis (AWA)
- Tone (RC)
- Weighted Average
- z-score
- Analyze an Issue
- Qualified Thesis
- Counterargument
- Concession
- Rebuttal
- Specific Example
- Coherence
- Paragraph Unity
- Scaled Score
- GRE Total
- Mark and Review
- On-Screen Calculator
- Select One or More
- Select-in-Passage
- Passage Set
- Primary Purpose
- Paragraph Function
- Detail Question
- Vocabulary in Context
- Strengthen Question
- Weaken Question
- Resolve the Paradox
- Necessary Assumption
- Contrast Signal
- Continuation Signal
- Causal Signal
- Blank Prediction
- Sentence Core
- Positive/Negative Charge
- Pair Equivalence
- Register
- Denotation
- Connotation
- Boundary Case
- Hidden Constraint
- Cannot Be Determined
- Direct Variation
- Inverse Variation
- Work Rate
- Mixture
- Relative Frequency
- Conditional Probability
- Independence
- Random Sample
- Sampling Bias
- Boxplot
- Scatterplot
- Correlation
- Outlier
- Weighted Median
- Similar Figures
- Circle Equation
- Coordinate Plane
- Volume
- Surface Area
- Data Display Scale
- Broken Axis
- Unit Analysis
- Triangles, Similarity, and Special Right Triangles
- Roots and Exponents
- Arithmetic, Geometric, and Recursive Sequences
- Permutations, Combinations, and the Counting Principle
- Arithmetic, Fractions, Decimals, and Ordering
- Divisibility, Primes, GCF, and LCM
- Linear Systems and Quadratic Equations
- Two Set Inclusion Exclusion
- Assumptions, Flaws, Strengthen, and Weaken
- Text Completion Contrast and Pivot Logic
- Functions, Composition, Domain, and Custom Symbols
- Ratios and Direct / Inverse Proportion
- Reading Argument Structure and Primary Purpose
- Percent Change, Profit / Loss, and Interest
- Inequalities and Absolute Value
- Remainders and Modular Cycles
- Polygons and Quadrilaterals
- Coordinate Geometry
- At Least One Probability
- Three Set Inclusion Exclusion
- Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
- Text Completion Continuity Logic
- Circles, Arcs, Sectors, and Inscribed Angles
- Inference Constraints and Passage Evidence
- Authorial Tone and Perspective
- Standard Deviation and Variance Transformations
- Parity, Sign, and Consecutive Integers
- Independent and Dependent Probability
- Normal Distributions
- Rate, Work, Age, and Price Translation
- Contextual Shading Among Near Synonyms
- Lines, Transversals, and Angle Relationships
- Circular Permutations
- Quartiles, Percentiles, and Interquartile Range
- Set Matrices and Two Way Tables
- Text Completion Apposition and Definition Clues
- Solid Geometry and Scaling
- Weighted Averages
- Tables, Histograms, Scatterplots, and Multi Axis Displays
- Sentence Equivalence Pairing
- Text Completion Syntactic Mapping