Kaplan GRE Exam Vocabulary in a Box
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Author: KaplanEdition: Cards
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-07-07
ISBN: 1607140527
Number of pages: 1004
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
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Book Review: Very Useful
Summary: 5 Stars
I like the small size of the cards (they are about business card sized), so the box of 500 is small enough to tuck into a purse vs. the other brand which is a little larger box. It might not sound like a big deal, but I am finding the small size does lend itself to actually being taken along - or even just shuffled through on the couch while I am killing time waiting for something.
The cards themselves are formatted well: The main word is on one side, along with adjective, noun, or verb. On the reverse is the meaning, a sentance using the word, and synonyms. The only negative thing is I wish the words were formatted in all Caps - since thats how they will be written on the test. But that is a pretty minor point.
I do think the synomyns on the back are very helpful since you may already have a stronger grasp of the synonym and it can help you build the memory for the new word. For example, I'm solidly familiar with the word eulogy... so to learn the new word panegyric I just remember that it is similar to eulogy.
I'm also finding it helpful to stretch my thinking of words to be more broad: since a couple of the words seem to be different versions of a word I already know, just in another form. For example: arrogate is the verb form of arrogance, and magnate is the noun form of magnanomous.
I consider myself to have a decent vocabulary from a broad range of interests but there are defintly some words I consider exotic in this set. If your interests have ever included: Dungeons and Dragons, Magic the Gathering, Vampire the Masquerade, Historical Re-enactments, The Bible, Classic Literature, Science fiction, Political Discourse, Medical terminology, Pop music, or Movies, then most of these words may at least "ring a bell". But some other words were just plain new to me, I don't recall ever having heard them anywhere - which is actually cool in a way.
Overall I would recommend this set to anyone. It's actually been even fun to sit down with a helper and go through some of the words - it's interesting to see where they might have heard some of them, or what they would think of to help you remember them:
"Insolent... Hey didn't Dr. Evil use that word in his monologue in an Austin Powers Movie",
"Sully... hmm, I think that one is in a Sheryl Crow song."
"Polyglot... um does that have anything to do with the epiglotus?"
"Lionize... rhymes with... idolize.. got it!"
These cards are well worth the money.
Summary of Kaplan GRE Exam Vocabulary in a Box
The Kaplan GRE Vocabulary in a Box features 500 flashcards covering the most-tested GRE vocabulary words, dample sentences provide the words in context, synonyms and a pronunciation key to help you best prepare for the vocabulary most-likely to show up on the GRE.GRE Books
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