GRE Vocabulary Webinar: January 13th, 2021

One of MyGuru's top online GRE instructors discusses how to study vocabulary to increase your score on the Verbal portion of the GRE exam. 

Vocabulary

  • Vocabulary is important on most standardized exams, and has been for decades
  • Focus of this webinar: How to study vocabulary to prepare for standardized exams using GRE practice problem examples

GRE 

  • Three categories in Verbal section 
    • Reading comprehension 
    • Text completion 
    • Sentence equivalence

Consistent background studying

  • Flashcards
  • App
  • Word lists
    • Be as methodical as you can
    • 300-1,000 words (depending on timeline)
    • Good word lists: Barron's, Economist magazine, Kaplan

Targeted approaches

  • Word roots, prefixes, suffixes (Latin based languages can be helpful)
  • Additional examples in video

Reference the video located above to watch the entire webinar with specific examples. 

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