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abstract
adjacent
alimentary
anachronism
anvil
archaic
astral
awful
beguile
billow (more…)

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abstinence
adherent
alienate
amulet
antler
archaeology
astigmatism
awe
begrudge
bilk (more…)

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abstemious
adhere
alias
amputate
antithesis
asteroid
avuncular
beget
bilious
boon (more…)

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abstain
adept
alcove
amplify
antiseptic
arcane
assurance
avow
befuddle
bigotry
bookish
brusque
cantata (more…)

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absolve
address
alchemy
ample
antiquity
arcade
assumption
avocation
beeline
bigot
bombastic
brunt (more…)

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absolute
addle
alacrity
amphitheater
antique
arboretum
assuage
avid
bedraggle
bifurcated (more…)

I tell my students to learn at least 300 new words, but that is really the bare minimum. Why? It takes at least that many before you have a snowball’s chance in H-E-double-hockey-sticks of seeing enough of them on the test to actually nudge up your score.

Consider, if the GRE or SAT has 4,500 possible vocabulary words to choose from (a rough guesstimate), and you see, say, 150 on any given verbal section, what are the chances that one of the 300 new words you studied will be among them? (more…)

My SAT and GRE students will be familiar with my admonishment to look up each new vocabulary word in a good dictionary, read all the definitions, look at the roots and prefixes, look at the synonyms, and ESPECIALLY to see the word used in context. I stumbled across Wordnik the other day. What a godsend! It seems tailor made for the task.

Double-click any word for the dictionary reference. Check back every day for more words.

abscond
addiction
airy
amphibian
antiquated
arboreal
assimilate
aviary
bedizen
biennial (more…)

Some brave (or legally naive) soul has posted Barron’s list of most commonly occurring GRE vocabulary words online for all the world to see. Better go check them out now. A lawsuit undoubtedly looms.