Essential words for the GRE : your vocabulary for success on the GRE general test

An extensive working vocabulary is a prerequisite for test-taking success on the GRE Graduate Record Exam. This revised and updated test preparation guide presents 800 college-graduate-level words with definitions that frequently appear on the exam, while also familiarizing test takers with how the words are generally used in various contexts. Additional features include a pretest that serves as a diagnostic, a lengthy word list with extensive sentence-completion exercises, and a chapter that discusses and analyzes essential word roots. The book concludes with a detailed posttest. Answers are provided for all exercises and for all questions in the posttest.

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800 College- And Graduate-level Words With Definitions And Examples That Demonstrate How The Words Are Generally Used In Various Contexts

A Diagnostic Pretest Plus Extensive Sentence-completion Exercises

A Special Chapter That Explains And Analyzes Word Roots

A Detailed Posttest That Helps You Determine Your Readiness To Succeed On The Gre

Presents lists of advanced vocabulary words to be studied for the Graduate Record Examination, with definitions, examples of how the words are used, a pretest and posttest, and a special section on high-frequency words and their roots.