Word Smart for the GRE (Smart Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Series: Smart Guides | Publication Date: August 5, 2003

Improving your vocabulary is the single most important thing you can do to improve your GRE* Verbal score. Building on the success of our acclaimed Word Smart Series, this guide will help you do just that.

Inside this book you will find:

• Successful strategies for learning new words
• The GRE Hit Parade: the words most frequently tested on the exam
• Quick Quizzes every five to fifteen words and a final exam
• A list of roots with examples of words that contain each of them, and tips for incorporating roots into your vocabulary regimen
• Secondary definitions to help you avoid tricks and traps on the GRE

Nobody knows the GRE* like The Princeton Review, and we have brought our knowledge of standardized tests, and the GRE* specifically, to bear along with thoroughly researched vocabulary words. This book will not only help you score higher on the GRE*, but it will also help you continue expanding your vocabulary even after the test.

*GRE is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this book.

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From the Inside Flap

Improving your vocabulary is the single most important thing you can do to improve your GRE* Verbal score. Building on the success of our acclaimed Word Smart Series, this guide will help you do just that.

Inside this book you will find:

? Successful strategies for learning new words
? The GRE Hit Parade: the words most frequently tested on the exam
? Quick Quizzes every five to fifteen words and a final exam
? A list of roots with examples of words that contain each of them, and tips for incorporating roots into your vocabulary regimen
? Secondary definitions to help you avoid tricks and traps on the GRE

Nobody knows the GRE* like The Princeton Review, and we have brought our knowledge of standardized tests, and the GRE* specifically, to bear along with thoroughly researched vocabulary words. This book will not only help you score higher on the GRE*, but it will also help you continue expanding your vocabulary even after the test.

*GRE is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this book.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; Edition Unstated edition (August 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375763368
• ISBN-13: 978-0375763366
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Waste of Time, October 3, 2004

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Kevin Currie-Knight "Education Grad Student" (Newark, Delaware) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Word Smart for the GRE (Smart Guides) (Paperback)

When I got this book to study for the GRE, I thought it would be great. I memorized the list using flashcards and reviewing them daily. I was pumped.

Then i took the test and my experieince corroborates the two reviews immediately below: NONE of these words were on the test! When I took the GRE a few years ago (that time for my Masters degree), I used a Kaplan vocabulary book and, as I recall, its word list was more represented on the GRE. In addition, it's layout was a bit better.

This book is quite simply a list of words and definitions (without pronunciation keys) interspersed with a few quizzes to test you. By contrast, Kaplan's book, while similar, had things like pronunciation keys (it is easier to memorize words you can pronounce), more creative quizzes, and a nicer layout (words went from easier to harder, rather than straight alphabetical.)

All in all, I've been disappointed with Princeton Review more times than once, and I would reccomend vocab and verbal books by Kaplan over PR any day. This is no exception.

23 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Helpful., December 12, 2003

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"reddawg3112" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Word Smart for the GRE (Smart Guides) (Paperback)

I have to disagree with the first reviewer on this book. I have never been disappointed enough by a book to write a negative review - until now. I took the GRE a few months ago. I found the best study to be actual, past GRE exams. I honestly do not recall seeing a single word from this book or the other WordSmart book (which had a GRE Hit Parade) on the actual exam. I made notecards and put alot of time into learning these words and feel that it was not a valuable use of my time.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Did not see any on the exam, September 21, 2004

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E. Krinker (Germantown, md United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Word Smart for the GRE (Smart Guides) (Paperback)

I have to agree that words used in word smart series are not often seen on GRE tests themselves. I made tons of note cards and i did not see even one from my extended note card collection.