The problem: The list is probably inaccurate. Chances are you’re not mastering the high-frequency words most likely to show up on the GRE.
Working with a long list of words might feel comforting, but it’s the same as flipping through the dictionary and hoping you’ll get lucky. The problem: You’re unlikely to truly master so many words.Īny word list longer than 700 words is too long, because you have no way of knowing which words are really important to memorize and practice. There are more than 100 vocabulary words on a single GRE exam, and there’s no guarantee the specific 100 words on a given list will all show up.Įven if the list is high quality, you’re still missing out on important vocabulary.
The problem: It’s too short to throroughly prepare you for the GRE. Let’s go through some of the common types of GRE vocab lists and what the problems with them are. Unfortunately, most of these lists are, frankly, garbage. There are countless GRE vocabulary lists out there - just do a quick Google search and you’ll find dozens of them. But you might be wondering, how hard can it be? 3 problems make successful GRE vocab study difficult.Ĭhallenge 1: Not Studying the Right GRE Words You now know that it’s critical to study GRE vocab. You need to study for the GRE vocabulary, or you will run into questions you can’t solve on the GRE. These high-frequency GRE words are low-frequency in everyday life and known by few native English speakers.
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Available in dual languages of English and Bahasa Malaysia, this book is suitable for all education levels and age groups.To learn why this is the ONE GRE Vocabulary Course you need to get, read on! Why Is GRE Vocabulary Critical to the Verbal Score?ĭid you know nearly half of the GRE Verbal Section consists of questions that test your vocabulary knowledge? Vocab comes up in every type of Verbal question, including T ext Completion, Sentence Equivalence, and Reading Comprehension.Ī weak GRE vocabulary base can hurt your verbal score by 20 points. This is a huge difference 20 points can be the difference between the 99th percentile (170) and the 47th percentile (150), between a full scholarship to your dream graduate program and a swift letter of rejection.īased on PrepScholar research, we believe nearly 50% of Verbal questions tagged as “hard” by the ETS test your vocabulary knowledge. This book will definitely help readers to speak more confidently and is especially useful to users who desire to master the art of speaking at his/her own pace. Besides that, this book encourages self-learning among their readers in which exercises and video explanations via Internet links are provided to further enhance the learning process so that the experience is not merely confined to the limits of this book. The writers introduce readers to the very basics of the skill of speaking and attempts to help them expand this skill as well as their vocabulary which is an important form and function of effective speaking. It is designed to guide both beginners as well as seasoned speakers alike. Dimensi (cm): 21cm x 14.8cm x 1.1cm The aim of this book is to help Malaysians to master the art of speaking in English as a first or second language.
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