• Solar panels convert sunlight directly into electricity.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Urban planner Naomi Berg advocates for converting unused downtown parking garages into affordable housing units, arguing that the structural conversion is cheaper than new construction.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
A city planner claims that converting a portion of an underused highway into a linear park would increase nearby property values without significantly worsening traffic congestion on parallel routes.
From a Command of Evidence: Textual question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “convert”?
D — Change into another form. “convert” means change into another form.
Which word means “change into another form”?
C — convert. “convert” means change into another form.
convert — change into another form. In Chinese: 转变，转化.
convert is pronounced /kənˈvɜːrt/.
• Solar panels convert sunlight directly into electricity.
Yes. convert is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
con(all)+vert(turn)