The following were taken over a two week period prior to the exam, in the order specified:
Barron's 1 - 164 V | 164 Q
Barron's 2 - 157 V | 170 Q
Barron's 3 - 158 V | 169 Q
Practiced problems from ETS's "Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions - Volume I" (sorry, no scores) ~ 6 hours
Power Prep II Test I (timed) - 168 V | 170 Q
Actual Exam - 167 V | 170 Q | ?.? AW
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Thoughts
I used the Barron's tests mainly for establishing a sense of pace, and for that purpose I think they were effective. At the same time, the Barron's book had rather poor explanations to the answers provided. Specifically, Barron's only offers a reason for why an answer is correct, but provides no explanation as to why the other answers are incorrect. Language is subtle and nuanced, and I found it frustrating to try to understand why the answers I marked were not equally - or at least partially - correct. The ETS practice book seemed to analyze all possible choices for most questions, which is why I picked it up. Subjectively, I felt that book gave me better insight into how I was thinking incorrectly when my answers deviated from the accepted ones.