GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide

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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.

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49 of 50 people found the following review helpful

Definitely worth the money!, November 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide (Cards)

At first I was suspicious of these cards because they weren't developed by one of the major test prep companies like Kaplan or Princeton Review. However, my fears were quickly allayed. These flash cards complemented the "Top GRE Word Lists" put out by Kaplan and others in that they contained most of the same words as well as others that have shown up on past GREs. Each flash card has a word, its definition, its pronunciation, and a sentence using the word. Definitions are concise, but contain enough information about each word in order to answer the GRE questions. One reservation I have about these cards is the pronunciation key. For some reason, the Easy-Prep Development Team decided to create their own pronunciation key instead of using the one found in dictionaries. This lead to some very laughable pronunciations (e.g., the suggested pronunciation for promenade is "pro mi NAWD", for salutary is "sal yuh TARE ee"). I guess the card developers are from Texas. Another problem...Read more

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful

Good Word Selection, December 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide (Cards)

I took a chance and bought this card set. Lucky me. Most of their words also appear in the other GRE study guides that I am using. In my opinion, this card set is a valuable study aid, especially for non-native English speakers.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

Great!, March 1, 2001

Wade H Williams (Narberth, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GRE Vocabulary Set 1: With 750 Flash Cards and Study Guide (Cards)

I purchased the first set and finished them in a little over 2 weeks. You can buy sets 2, 3, and 4 directly from the company (I did), as they aren't sold via Amazon.To make a long story short, these sets strongly prepare you for the GRE and will undoubtedly give you a rather large score boost. They helped me immensely!