GRE Vocab

[Rishi Karia]

Hey! 
I am planning to give my GRE after a month and have vacations so have the whole day to study for it. 
I am a little weak at vocab how and from where can i improve my vocab for GRE?
Any Advice is helpful!!!!

Edited December 24, 2014 by Rishi Karia

[gliaful]

I only used the Magoosh free online flashcard decks, and I found those easy to use and helpful.

 

https://gre.magoosh.com/flashcards/vocabulary/decks

Edited December 24, 2014 by pasteltomato

[psychgrad15]

I used the Kaplan GRE book, it comes with an online component that allows you to make your own and take pre-made tests and quizzes. It was really helpful for me, so you might consider that,

[Rishi Karia]

Thank you!
 

[Owlet]

I found these quite helpful:

 

1. Verbal advantage (book)

 

2. Kaplan GRE book

 

3. Barron's 800 essential words for the GRE (quizlet)

http://quizlet.com/8997815/barrons-800-essential-words-for-the-gre-flash-cards/

 

Also, look up the words you don't know when doing practice exams would be helpful

Edited December 26, 2014 by Owlet

[SSCCATAGAPP]

This might sound silly, but I did meaning association with things I found funny or interesting, like words that described my friends (there's plenty of complex synonyms for cheap  lol).

[tulips]

I downloaded Magoosh's GRE vocab flashcard app on my phone and would flip through them whenever I had the chance (on the bus, on the way to somewhere, waiting for something, etc).

[ZebraFinch]

I also used the Magoosh app, but honestly the test has little on vocabulary while a whole lot on reading comprehension, so I'd focus on that.

[Brent@GreenlightGRE]

We have 2 GRE word lists on Quizlet: 

- 500 commonly-tested GRE words (basic): http://quizlet.com/1...c-flash-cards/#

- 500 more GRE words (advanced): http://quizlet.com/1...ed-flash-cards/

 

Cheers,

Brent - Greenlight Test Prep

[drownsoda]

I second pasteltomato on the Magoosh flash cards. They have an app that you can download on your phone that is basically a virtual deck of cards, and I found that really helpful. I would review with it when I was taking the bus or train to pass the time, and it was definitely worth it. I learned several new words with it that showed up on the test.

Edited January 5, 2015 by drownsoda

[Page228]

Third on the free Magoosh flash card app. I downloaded it about 48 hours before the test and wished I had found it sooner.

[btsulliv]

The "InstaVocab" Android/iPhone app is extremely well polished and pulls words from a number of sources. It is by far my favorite Android verbal app. "Flashcards" by Dictionary.com is also great for referencing word definitions, but sadly does not come with a "quiz" feature that I found to be useful enough to pursue.

[dicapino]

MAGOOSH vocab app.....and read news magazines like the economist and newyorker if you got time