Tips to learn vocabulary words

[jayem]

Hey all,

 

Can you recommend the most efficient way to memorize vocabulary words? I have been going through all of the word lists from princeton review, kaplan, etc. Sometimes I use flashcards, sometimes I use quizlet, etc.

[tspier2]

Hey all,

 

Can you recommend the most efficient way to memorize vocabulary words? I have been going through all of the word lists from princeton review, kaplan, etc. Sometimes I use flashcards, sometimes I use quizlet, etc.

I used Tyrannosaurus Prep when I took it.

[Kleene]

Use lists of prefixes, roots, suffixes, common mistakes, similar words, etc. A lot of these lists are available online, sometimes as appendix in prep books. Learning vocab this way is much more efficient than just learn the words by themselves.

[PeakPerformance]

I agree with Kleene that it is much more efficient to study roots, prefixes and word groupings than individual words. The links below contain some lists of common roots/prefixes helpful for the GRE.

 

http://www.thegreonline.com/2013/12/gre-verbal-prefixes-and-suffixes.html

http://www.thegreonline.com/2014_01_01_archive.html