Product Description

-500 flashcards covering the most-tested GRE vocabulary words

-Sample sentences provide the words in context

-Also includes synonyms and a pronunciation key

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1124 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Cards
• 1004 pages

About the Author
Kaplan Publishing is one of the nation's top publishers of academic and professional development resources. We publish titles on topics such as test preparation, college and graduate school admissions, academic and career development in the legal, medical, education, and general business fields. Kaplan Publishing is the leading provider of test prep materials for a variety of standardized tests, including the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, SAT, PSAT, MCAT, TOEFL, and more.

Our mission is to help individuals achieve their educational and career goals. We build futures one success story at a time.

Customer Reviews

Decent as a backup plan
I purchased both these and the Baron's GRE cards, studied each religiously for about 3 weeks, and took my test. I much preferred the Barron's cards to these. The cards are flimsy and, while the words are hard, the ones that actually appeared on my test were the ones that both Kaplan and Barron covered. I also preferred the definitions and format of the Barron's cards. More of the synonyms/antonyms on the Barron's cards also appeared on the actual test and one part of the analogy did too.

These Kaplan cards are good to get if you have plenty of time, but the words were needlessly difficult and might serve more to make you paranoid.

A bit pricey, but nice
Even though I bought these on a whim because they were right next to the GRE test prep books, I do not regret the purchase. They are on the expensive side but I figured if it helps me improve my abysmal vocab skills, then it's worth it. I did well on the verbal part, so all in all I have a positive view of the Kaplan study materials.

Pros:
1) Sample sentences (these are awesome because it's a lot of work making your own flashcards if they include relevant sentences)
2) Synonyms (for the most part very good, but sometimes the synonyms were a bit of a stretch)
3) Very compact

Cons:
1) Too flimsy (they bend very easily, which I didn't like)
2) The words are too easy (claims to be the "hard words" but I saw even harder words on my real GRE test)
3) Pricey

Great flash cards - save time
The cards are great and will save you a lot of time since you don't have to make any yourself. I have not taken the exam yet but my overall opinion of the product is positive. They are business card size and slightly thinner than a business card but this makes them very transportable.