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 Too many words March 17, 2009
E. Varnavskiy
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is useful for learning all these
But there is a big problem - 800 words is superfluous and surfeit. Oh, I mean way too much. So, I put this book aside and now using Cracking the GRE, 2009 Edition (Graduate School Test Preparation) and Barron's GRE Flash Cards - both contain reasonable amount of words - 300, not 800, and definitions are simpler and shorter.
But this book is still useful to teach you learning techniques that surely help. And this section about common word roots is very useful too.
 Very Important Book for GRE Test Takers February 21, 2009
Rafid K. Abdullah
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Although I have not yet taken the GRE exam, I recommend this book for the following reasons:
1. It contains 800 high-frequency GRE words, divided into units of 10 words each. The words are well explained and each unit summarize the 10 words by sample questions, which are answered at the end of the book.
2. In addition to explaining the words of the unit, it sometimes explain other strange words.
3. In addition to the 800 high-frequency words, it contains 300 high-frequency word roots, which learn you an additional 1500 words. For me, I prefer those 800 words + 300 roots over memorizing the GRE word list of more than 3000 words!
NOTE: If you buy the book, you will see at the beginning "300 Absolutely Essential GRE Words", but they are not defined! Do not waste your time looking in dictionaries, because those 300 words are partial set of the 800 high-frequency words, so it is just a list that will help you focus on those words.
 Alphabetical order spoiled everything February 16, 2009
B. Hodgkins (USA)
5 out of 19 found this review helpful
I bought this book cause all rewiews were excellent. The level of words, examples and so forth are good, BUT, there`s one problem, all words are given in alphabetical order, which makes them very hard to memorize. The main thing is that you need to know what words mean, and it`s very confusing, all sounds the same. Smth like aba, abe, abu etc.
excellent way to build vocab November 26, 2008
Matthew M. (Taiwan)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
This is a great supplement to GRE exam study books. While not focusing on how to answer specific exam questions, it does build the critical vocabulary you need for the test. It gives you both definitions and context for the words, as well as numerous drills to help you practice them. I think that combination helped me understand these words a lot more effectively than just studying a list that the comprehensive exam guides tack on the end.
Great Book October 30, 2008
E. Dinizdefigueiredo (USA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
It really helped me with a lot of words. I still haven't taken the test, but my ability in practice tests has already improved a lot.
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