GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide [Cards]

Easy-Prep Flash Cards (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1890982024 | ISBN-13: 978-1890982027 | Publication Date: October 1997

Improve your chances of scoring high by learning these 750 words that have appeared frequently on the GRE. The cards have concise definitions that appear on separate lines for easy review. Example sentences help to illustrate the definitions. A helpful 52-page study guide features study tips and lists the vocabulary words and their definitions for convenient reference. Easy-to-decipher phonetic pronunciations allow you to quickly 'read' the pronunciations, without having to memorize special symbols. The cards are easy-to-use, portable and even fun. You can study them at home and carry a few with you to review during spare moments.

This boxed set contains 750 vocabulary cards, a 52-page study guide, blank cards and a plastic carrying pouch. The cards are approximately 3.3 inches by 2.1 inches and each set weighs almost two pounds.

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From the Publisher

There are four Easy-Prep Flash Card sets available for vocabulary study. Each set features 750 words, spanning the alphabet from A to Z, that are typical of those found on the GRE. Sets #2, 3, and 4 are currently available only from the publisher. Ordering information for these sets is included in Set #1.

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Here is the text from three sample cards. The abbreviation for the part of speech is given before each definition. Please note that the text on the actual cards appears much differently - it is formatted for easy review.

Jocular; JOCK yuh lur; adj. Pertaining to joking or jesting; Santa's reputation as a jocular, happy fellow was altered drastically when the next little boy in line bit him on the leg.

Plenum; PLEE num; n. An assembly of all members (esp. in legislative bodies); It is necessary to call a plenum so that everyone can vote on this important matter.

Cacophony; kuh KOF i nee; n. Harsh sounds; Schroder's first composition was a cacophony of sounds that would have made even a deaf person wince.

Product Details

• Cards: 52 pages
• Publisher: Easy-Prep (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1890982024
• ISBN-13: 978-1890982027
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.6 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,210,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth the money!, November 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide (Cards)

At first I was suspicious of these cards because they weren't developed by one of the major test prep companies like Kaplan or Princeton Review. However, my fears were quickly allayed. These flash cards complemented the "Top GRE Word Lists" put out by Kaplan and others in that they contained most of the same words as well as others that have shown up on past GREs.

Each flash card has a word, its definition, its pronunciation, and a sentence using the word. Definitions are concise, but contain enough information about each word in order to answer the GRE questions.

One reservation I have about these cards is the pronunciation key. For some reason, the Easy-Prep Development Team decided to create their own pronunciation key instead of using the one found in dictionaries. This lead to some very laughable pronunciations (e.g., the suggested pronunciation for promenade is "pro mi NAWD", for salutary is "sal yuh TARE ee"). I guess the card developers are from Texas. Another problem was that many of the sentences seemed unnatural and did not, in my opinion, use the target word in the correct context.

Despite these issues, I highly recommend these cards. There are three other sets that can be ordered from the publisher. I studied the the words in sets 1 through 3 and scored 740 on the GRE Verbal. Almost all of the vocabulary questions contained words from these cards.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Word Selection, December 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide (Cards)

I took a chance and bought this card set. Lucky me. Most of their words also appear in the other GRE study guides that I am using. In my opinion, this card set is a valuable study aid, especially for non-native English speakers.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, March 1, 2001

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Wade H Williams (Narberth, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide (Cards)

I purchased the first set and finished them in a little over 2 weeks. You can buy sets 2, 3, and 4 directly from the company (I did), as they aren't sold via Amazon.

To make a long story short, these sets strongly prepare you for the GRE and will undoubtedly give you a rather large score boost. They helped me immensely!