GRE stings

First and foremost, GRE is NOT an intelligence test. If that was true, people wouldn't have "improved" with more practice for two months, or coaching classes would have been of no use. What can drastically affect your score is your state of mind while giving the test, especially on verbal. It is impossible to keep track of RC or the sentence if you are very anxious. I got anxious during Verbal and got a 450 but was very relaxed and comfortable during Quant and got a 790. Though I am taking it again, but it is the most unpredictable test I have ever come across. Nevertheless, I still dont fully understand "What" they measure.. :-)