Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #419481 in Books
• Published on: 1997-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Cards
• 52 pages

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.

Customer Reviews

Good for beginners, but not for fine-tuning
These flash cards are useful if you're really haven't been exposed to the words, but they're not good for fine-tuning your understanding. They'd be good for a non-native speaker or a beginner-- they might take you from a 400 to a 600 score, but not a 600 to 800. The problem is that the definitions are oversimplified: for example, compare their definition of "acumen" as "insightfulness" or "diffident" as "lacking self-confidence" to the definition in a good dictionary, and you'll see how much nuance is being lost, nuance that is essential when choosing which of several words is most appropriate. So, overall: quality good, format useful, but really just a starting place.

not necessay
this set of flashcards is definately not necessary for any one who has even average vocab. buy the following sets, but unless you need help with simple, everyday words loke "literal" "covert" or "movement" then save the money, and forget this product.

good with other things
some of the words on the vocab list were ridiculous - "bacterium" - but many of them were very helpful. I used it in conjunction with the word list provided in the back of my GRE book and together there's probably 1000 words. The flashcards come already made - you don't have to make them yourself. Very convienient. "Plastic carry pouch" is a ziplock bag. But good product.