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Strategies for Raising GRE Scores

1. Make a study plan and follow it.

The right study plan will help you manage time in preparing for the GRE whether you have three
months, three weeks or only a few days to prepare.
First, ask yourself two questions:
How long until the test?
How much time can be devoted to GRE study?
Second, take the Diagnostic Examination. From the scores, youll be able to see where you
need to concentrate your efforts.
Third, develop a plan:
Best Plan: 2-3 months to prepare for the GRE. Complete all exercises in preferred study guide,
engage in small group study; take multiple practice exams.
Accelerated Plan: If you only have 30 days to prepare, youll have have to sacrifice a bit on the
practice exams, but youll have to devote time to work through sample questions.
Top Speed: If the GRE is coming up in two weeks or less, you may only have time to
concentrate on the Diagnostic Examination and hit critical parts of each chapter in a GRE study
guide.
2. Learn the directions in advance.
If you already knows what to do for each question type, you wont waste precious test time and
you can jump right in and begin answering questions as soon as the bests begins.
30 seconds reading directions = 3 or 4 questions in each section

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3. Always guess.
On the GRE, its to your advantage to answer every question; youll be penalized for any
questions left unanswered when time runs out. To make an educated guess by eliminating one
of more answer choices is a good thing!
Play the odds.
Eliminate one answer choice = 25% chance of guessing correctly
Eliminate two answer choices = 33 1/3% change guessing correctly
Eliminate three answer choices = 50% chance of guessing correctly
4. In sentence completions, look for clue words.
If you cant come up with the missing word immediately, look for clue words which will reveal the
meaning of the sentence and point you in the right direction.
5. In analogy questions, a sentence can make the connection.
GRE analogies are all about word relations. They test your verbal reasoning ability to see a
relationship between two words and to recognize a similar relationship between two other
words. The key to analogy success is being able
to express the relationship between the words in a pair.
6. In reading comprehension, read for structure, not details.
When you read GRE passages, dont let the details bog you down. Most of the questions will ask
about the structure of the passage rather than specific facts. If you need the facts, theyre always
there in the passage.
Theres no need to worry about what you know or dont know about the topic. The information is
based on the information in the passage. Most details are irrelevant. The key steps are:
Preview key sentences. The first sentence of the paragraph is often the topic sentence. View
key sentences by scrolling through the passage.
Read for structure; ignore details.
Do a mental wrap-up. Before moving to the questions, pause for a few seconds and review what
you have just read. Summarize in your own words the main point of the selection (think up a title
for the passage!) and visualize mentally an outline of the passage.
7. If a problem-solving math question stumps you, work backwards from the answers
and eliminate choices that are completely off the radar screen.
GRE problem-solving questions test your math reasoning, not your ability to make endless
calculations. If you find yourself mired in calculations, you probably missed a shortcut that would
have made your work easier.
The quantities in GRE problem-solving answer choices either go from larger to smaller or the
other way around. Remember that when trying to eliminate or test answers.

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Break down complex word problems into easy-to-handle steps. Compare what you are asked
for with what you are given and build a mental bridge between the two before you start tart
doing math. This words for complex graph questions, too!
8. In quantitative comparisons, consider all the possibilities and memorize the answer
choices.
Read the centered information for each question since this information governs the entire
problem.
Compare the quantity in Column A to the quantity in Column B. See how each quantity related
to the centered information.
Do only as much work as is needed to make the comparison.
Choose the answer and make the answer sheet carefully! There are only four answer choices,
so dont mark E by mistake.
9. For analytical reasoning questions, set up a bookkeeping system to summarize the
information.
Use your own notional devices or adapt ones that work best for you.
10. In logical reasoning questions, start by finding the conclusion.
Since the conclusion is the main point of the argument, its the key to answering every question
of this type.-- an initial paragraph or statement that presents an argument or otherwise states a
position.
The three building blocks of logical reasoning are:
Stimulus Material = the content of the item
Question stem = tells you what to do with the stimulus material (e.g., identifies conclusion of an
argument; points out a premise of an argument; identifies strengths and weaknesses in an
argument; recognizes parallel reasoning; draws conclusions and makes inferences)
Answer choices = possible responses to the stem. The right answer is the credited response.
The wrong answers are distractors because they are carefully written to distract your attention
away from the right answer.

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How-to Prepare for Exam

1. Buy, beg, borrow or rent a computer. Just as there is a big difference between knowing what
a car looks like and knowing how to drive one, there is a big difference about studying about the
computerized GRE and taking it. If you have to, go to a local office service store and buy an
hour or two of time on a computer. Play with the machine. Buy a practice GRE review book
which has a disk version of the guide and take the disk with you. A technical support rep will
help you load it onto the computer so that you can practice taking a CAT.
2. Use the tutorials! CAT GRE practice tests begin with a tutorial program which shows the test
taker how to use a mouse, how to select an answer, how to use the testing tools and how to
scroll. Time spent on tutorials is extremely valuable, even if the student is computer literate,
since it shows them the idiosyncrasies of the CAT program e.g., how to indicate an answer, how
to change an answer, how to move forward and backward, and what the various screen icons
mean.
3. Practice, practice practice!!! There is a direct correlation between the amount of hours spent
on practice exams and with actual GRE exam scores.
On Day of Exam
1. Biorhythms count. Some of us are morning people; some afternoon. Schedule your
appointment for the GRE for a time when you are likely to be at your peak.
2. Set your watch to exam time. At the beginning of each test section, set your watch to 12:00.
Then, all you have to do is glance quickly to see how much of the section has passed.
3. Dismiss the directions. The on-screen directions do not disappear automatically. Instead, you
have to dismiss them by clicking on the Dismiss Directions: box. Do this immediately so you can
get started on the test.
4. Scrolling. In many computer programs, when a body of text is too long to be displayed in its
entirety on the screen, you have the option of scrolling through the text. You can scroll up or
down. While your first experience with
the scroll function may be a bit frustrating because it can be very sensitive, you should
5. Take mental breaks. The GRE is an arduous task. There is no way that you can maintain
concentration throughout the entire exam. There will be times when your attention begins to
flag. Learn to recognize this. If you find that you are reading and rereading the same line without
understanding:
Close eyes.
Take deep breath (or two!)
Get back to work
6. Dont spin wheels by spending too much time on any one question. Give it some thought, take
your best shot and move along.

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GRE Prep for Verbal

-Learn what sorts of strategies will prepare you the most for the Verbal problems on the GRE.
GRE Prep Verbal strategies include:
1.Flying Over the Passage
2.Creating a Tentative Summary
3.Openings and Endings
4.Using Kitchen Logic
5.Getting into the Authors Mind
6.Emotional Words
7.Finding the Key Words
8.Making Proper Inferences
9.Applying Ideas for Generalizations
10.Using Context Clues
11.Breaking down Passage Organization
12.First Word Analysis
13.Understanding the Intimidation
14.Finding Your Optimal Pace
15.Dont be a Perfectionist
16.Factually Correct, but Actually Wrong
17.Different Viewpoints
18.Extraneous Information

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GRE Prep for Quantitative

-Learn how to master any problem you may encounter on the GRE Quantitative. We review
what the problem types will look like and how to solve them all with minimal effort.
GRE Prep for Quantitative strategies cover:
1.Mathematical Reasoning
2.Question Types
3.Arithmetic
4.Divisibility
5.Multiplication
6.Addition
7.Subtraction
8.Evens and Odds
9.Prime Numbers
10.Percents
11.Square of a Number
12.Exponents
13.Roots
14.Averages

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GRE Prep for Analytical Writing

-Learn how to write a great essay on any topic you may face on the GRE Analytical Writing.
GRE Prep Analytical Writing strategies include:
1.Planning Stage
2.Sticking to the Plan
3.Reviewing the Plan
4.Brainstorming Smart
5.Making the Cuts
6.Ending at the Start
7.Staying Consistent
8.Maintaining the Flow
9.Backing up Your Points
10.Using Proper Grammar
11.Watching Your Vocabulary
12.Avoiding Tunnel Vision
13.Just Do It
14.Conclusion is Review
15.Communicating Reason, not Passion
16.Answering the Why?

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9HUEDO:RUNRXW,
Words on criticism:
Aspersion
Berate
Belittle
Calumny
Castigate
Decry
Defamation
Denounce
deride
Diatribe

disparage
excoriate
Gainsay
Harangue
Impugn
Inveign
Lambaste
Objugate
Obloquy
Opprobrium

Pillory
Rebuke
Remonstrate
Reprehend
Revile
Tirade
Vituperate
disapprobation

Erroneous
Equivocate
Duplicity
dissemble

Mendacious
Prevaricate
Perfidy
Specious
Ersatz

Words on falsehood:
Apocryphal
Canard
chicanery
Feigned
Guile

Words about language and speech:

Word
Allege

Meaning
claim , assert
X contravene

word
Repartee

Articulate

jointed
X disjointed, unintelligible

Raconteur

Badinage

light banter, persiflage,

raillery
double meaning

Riposte

Double
entendre
Epigram

witty saying, adage, dictum,

quip

Verbal

meaning
Aroitness or cleverness in
reply
X
One who tells stories or
jokes with exceptional
skills, anaecdotist
Verbal retort, retaliatory
thrust
Vocal,articulate,oral

Verbiage

Overabundant

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Apothegm

Verbose

Word for word, Prolixity

Volubility
Cogency

Fluency
Persuasiveness,
forcefulness in speech
Chattering on trivia with
little meaning,
Glib talker
X taciturn, reticent

Irony

Maxim,axiom,aphoristic,terse,
Concise pithy saying,epigram
Gabble,jabber,babble
Diff in loudness, change in
pitch
Sarcasm, wit

Garrulity

Soliloquy

Speech to oneself

Loquacious

Polemical
Circumlocution
Laconism
Trite

Aggressive in verbal attack

Ventriloquist

Gibber
Inflection

Economy in use of words

Hackneyed,clich,
banal,platitude, bromidic

Happiness /bliss/ Cheerfulness:

Blithe
exult
felicity
rejoice
ecstasy
rapture
alacrity

Rococo

Lighthearted, cheerful and

gay
Exuberate, jubilate
happiness
Triumph, wallow
exaltation
exaltation
Cheerful pompousness

Highly ornate

Bombastic
Pompous

Detest/ hate/ anger/annoyance/evil:

Pique
Pique
Despicable
Amok
abhor
ire
Choleric
Odium

resentment,rritation,
provoke/annoy,chafe, vexation
Vile, evil, worthless,wretched
Amuck, state of
rage,demoniac,berserk,possessed
Execrate ,loathe, abominate
Anger,choler,ira,wrath
Hot tempered,irascible
Execration, abomination,
detestation, abhorrence

Acrimonious
Rile
Vex
Fret

Bitter,resentful
Annoy,chafe,irritate
annoy
Chafe, fuss, gall

Nettle
Exasperate
Rancor
umbrage

Annoy, bother,chafe
Infuriate
Bitterness,resentment
Offense,anger, ire

Tired/ Boredom/Sadness/ Dullness/pain:

Weary
Sluggish

Fatigue,jade,pall
Sulky,torpid,inert

Stolid
Tribulation

Impassive,unemotional
Visitation, trial

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Listless
Torpor
Tedium

Dispirited
Lassitude,lethargy,
listlessness
Boredom,ennui

Lackadaisical Languid,unenergetic

Laggard
Languor

Slow,dawdler,poke,idler,lingerer
Lassitude,dreaminess,phlegm,apathy,inertia

Lassitude
Lament

Inanition, languor,slackness
Bemoan,bewailmcoronach,plaint,
elegy,dirge
Lachrymose,weeping

Dolorous

Grimace
anguish

Bewail,deplore,lament
Bemoan
Face,pain
Grave,serious,coy
Demure
Torment,torture,untune disconsolate Dingy,dismal,dreary

commiserate

sympathize

Lust:
Libidinious
Licentious

Lewd, lascivicious Lustful

unchaste
Carnality

Libido
Lewd
Lascivious
Satyriasis

Sexual desire,eros
raunchy
Abnormally
intense sexual
desire
Sexual practice

lechery

Prurience
Lubricious
Salacious
Satyromania

Morbid sexual desire, propensity

to lewdness
lubricity
Obscene

Praise:
Panegyric

Approbation

commendation
Brag, boast
Song of praise to god.
Exault,glorify

Laurels

Tout
Anthem
Extol
Encomium
encomiastic

Short of cash
Pertaining to money

Lots of money
Opulence
Prodigal

Paean, formal
expression of praise

Plaudit
Applause
Eulogy
Kudos
Laud

Pertaining to money:
Shortage of money
Impecunious
Pecuniary

affluence
Recklessly extravagant,

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Indigent

Destitute,poverty
stricken
Utter want
Stingy, closefisted,
niggardly
Thrift,economy

Penury
Parsimonious
Frugality

Munificient
Theft

generous,wasteful,rash
extravaganza
Spendthrift, profligate,
squanderer
Larceny, marauding

Personality types:
Word
Wastrel

Meaning
Scoundrel,
rogue,knave,ruffian
Rabble rouser
Wicked, sinful

Iniquitous
Egotistic
Egoistic
Egomaniacal
Iconoclast
Martinet

Word
Stoical

Meaning
Uncomplaining

Innocuous
Sycophantic
Rustic
Dilettante
Virtuoso
Querulous

Harmless
Boot licker
Bucolic, uncouth, sylvian
Skillful (superficially) amateur
Consummate skill
Nagging,fretful,petulant,
whining
X content
Obstreperous,unmanageable,
Boisterous
Defiant,
Conceited, snobbish
Supercilious
Puisillanimous Contemptibly petty
Tight-lipped
Taciturn

Sneers at tradition
Strict disciplinarian

Obsequious

Compliance, sycophantic
X rude
Contemptuous Sneering,disdainful,
Over-fondness for drinks
Bibulous
Disingenuous Crafty,cunning,
dishonest,opprobrious,artful
Extreme strictness in
Puritanical
Termagant
religion and morals
Noisy,scolding ,
virago
Harridan
domineering woman
Like ones own self.
Alter- ego

Shrew,nagging bad tempered

woman
Vicious old woman

Legal affairs:
Litigation
Tribunal
Subpoena
Shyster
Arbiter
Writ

Lawsuit
Court of justice
Writ summoning a
witness to appear
Lawyer using
questionable methods
Judge
Written command
issued by court

Testator
Tribute
Statute

Maker of a will
Tax levied by ruler
Law enacted by legislature

Arraign

Charge in court

Rider

Amendment or clause added to legislative

bill
incendiary Arsonist,seditious,incitive,criminal who
illegally sets fire to property.

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Fiat

Command ,
authorization

Opera and theater related:

Word
Liberetto
Prima donna
Aria
Proscenium
Doggerel
Prosody
Denouement
Thespian
Travesty

Meaning
Text of opera
diva
Operatic solo
Part of stage in front of
curtain
Poor verse

Word
Coda
Closet drama
Pantomime
Oratorio

Meaning

Free verse

Act of versification
Unknotting,unraveling of
plot
Actor\actress

Burlesque
Parody

Verse more rhythmic than prose

written without metric pattern
Imitation of ridicule (caricature)
High form of burlesque

Burlesque,charade
Humor that mocks its
serious \lofty subject by
treating it in
grotesque\lowly terms

Protagonist

Lampoon

Read rather than acted

Acting without dialogue
Poem set into music

Ridicule,lengthy verbal picture

thru ridiculing a person
Leading part in drama

Greek and Roman Mythology:

Word
Bacchanal
Cynosure
Ethereal
Nemesis
Saturnine
Titan
Phaeton
Stentorian
Amazon

Meaning
Wild party, drunken
carousal, reveler, orgy
Center of attention
Celestial, unworldly,
heavenly, spiritually
Bane, jinx, hex, pursuer
Of evil-doers
Dull,gloomy, phlegmatic,
stygian
Mammoth, gigantic
Large open car seating
four
booming

Word
Cupidity

Meaning
Acarice, greed, lust

Draconian
Narcissism

Rigorous, harsh, cruel, severe

Egoism, egocentrism

Promethean

Creative and original

Solon

Virago, large strong

aggressive woman

pontoon

Intelligent law giver, member of

legislature
Half man half horse
Related to the mode of torture by
procusteus
Spirit that lives in woods, relating to
characteristic of wooden regions.
Flatboat, barge (nautical- part of a
floating structure.

Centaur
Procrustean
sylvan

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