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The best way is using memory techniques first braek de word in any language and made a stupid story relating tat and imagine tat story in ur mind 4 atleast 5 sec n u will remember it inshallah .ex: facetious=face+tea= on ur face tea is der n some one is looking n dey feel tats [...]

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The best way is using memory techniques first braek de word in any language and made a stupid story relating tat and imagine tat story in ur mind 4 atleast 5 sec n u will remember it inshallah .ex: facetious=face+tea= on ur face tea is der n some one is looking n dey feel tats HUMOROUS ….. therefore Facetious=Humorous

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Learn words in the context of a story. You remember new words more easily if you learn them in the context of a brief “story”—an interesting and instructive sentence or short paragraph. All of the words in Chapter 3 of my book are presented this way; for other words make up your own stories. Try to include at least two or three testworthy words in each story.

Incorporate new words into everyday conversation. This may seem like hackneyed advice, but it’s nevertheless good advice. Use new words as you converse with friends. Pause to explain what the word means, and ask your friends if they know any similar or contrary words. You’re bound to discover even more testworthy words this way!

Review, review, review. It’s not enough to “learn” a word once. Unless you review it, the word will soon vanish from your memory banks. (My book is packed with quizzes and word games to help refresh your memory.)

You might want to get an audio vocabulary program such as Executive Vocabulary and listen to a number of sessions every day. This will help you memorize more words in a shorter period of time. At any rate you should be realistic: How many new words can learn within two weeks? What’s more important than memorizing separate words is to develop an effective reading comprehension technique. Try to infer the meaning of unknown words from the context.

Concentrate on the gist of the text and follow your intuition. Those are skills you will need later in life, too.

Mnemonic devices will definitely help you remember words better.

We recommend reading the The Wall Street Journal Onlineon a regular basis.The Journal has many GRE-type articles and uses GRE vernacular. When you

come across an unfamiliar word, look it up and write down its definition. You’ll be amazed at how much better your vocabulary is after a month of reading The Journal on a regular basis for just a month.

If you don’t have much time until test day, you should study from a GRE vocabulary list or invest in some flash cards.

Barron’s How to Prepare for the GRE has the most comprehensive GRE vocabulary list topping off at about 3500 words. Learn the general meaning of 3500 words or so, and the GRE verbal section will look a lot less daunting. You’re probably thinking 3500 words is a ton of words to learn. You’re right. That’s why GRE vocabulary can be scary at first, but remember, you don’t have to memorize the exact meanings. The GRE does not test if you know exact definitions; just get to know general meanings. Be a thesaurus not a dictionary. Study a little bit at a time. Try twenty words a day. If that’s too easy, try thirty words a day. Don’t worry if memorizing words is difficult at first–it’ll get much easier. Whatever number of words you choose to study per day, don’t study too many at one time.

Vocalize as you learn. Saying words aloud or hearing somebody else say them helps you to recall them later. Try reading sample sentences and definitions aloud as well.

Break up the task into bite-size pieces. Don’t try to learn hundreds of words in one session. You’ll overload your mental circuits. Try tackling perhaps 20–30 words at a time. The words in my book are divided up this way to help you. Take meaningful breaks between sessions. Limit yourself to three or four sessions per day (20–30 words per session), depending on how much time you have to prepare for your exam. Take healthy breaks—at least a few hours—between study sessions. Sleep on it. Study a new batch of words just before bedtime. Your mind is more likely to retain information received just prior to sleep.

If you have limited time to prep for GRE or have few weeks before the test, you can try to memorize a list of roosts. On the test day, you can guess by those roots.for example: anim- breath, mind example: animate, animosity, equanimity, pusillanimous

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