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Essential Words for the GRE (Barron's Essential Words for the GRE) |  | Author: Philip Geer
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
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Test takers preparing to take the GRE (Graduate Record Exam) must command a high-level vocabulary to achieve a high score. This book is designed to teach the definitions of 800 words often appearing on the GRE while also familiarizing test takers with how the words are generally used in context. The book opens with a pretest that serves as a diagnostic, then presents the word list with extensive sentence-completion exercises. A following chapter discusses and analyzes essential word roots. The book concludes with a detailed post-test. Answers are given for all exercises and for all questions in the post-test.
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 The Best August 31, 2007
Zaid S. (Kuwait)
65 out of 71 found this review helpful
This book is very well organized, this book will help you to learn and memorize numerous words in short period.
Each unit contains 10 words with explanation and examples, after that, there are some exercises that helps to memorize the words. In just 1 week, I memorized about 600 words. I really recommend this book.
A real lifesaver December 21, 2007
C. Tolbert (Asheville, NC)
37 out of 39 found this review helpful
I was having so much trouble learning vocabulary before the GRE but this helped so much. I learned the words quickly thanks to how this book was set up and the next time I took the GRE I rocked the vocab section. This book is a must.
excellent way to build vocab November 26, 2008
Matthew M. (Taiwan)
24 out of 24 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.
Very Important Book for GRE Test Takers February 21, 2009
Rafid K. Abdullah
16 out of 16 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.
Good to have for the test July 9, 2008
Athip Limcharoen (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I'm an international student and this book helps me a lot. I remember all the word and understand how to use it. Even you don't take the test, it is good to know these words for graduate level. Thanks Barron.
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