Gremeplease Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Has anyone found a concrete way to study for the verbal section. I feel overwhelmed with the amount of words I am unfamiliar with, but don't have the time to learn all these words or how they fit in a sentence. Any advice would be appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecomath Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 The GRE Verbal is not easy to study for, simply because for every hour spent preparing there's only a marginal improvement to your vocabulary (among the thousands of possible words that you may encounter). If you're strained for time, I'd recommend focusing on the reading comprehension questions, rather than vocabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gremeplease Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Thank you for your response. I attempted to compile a study schedule and have a generous amount of time. I am still weary that i may not be making the best use of my time. Have you taken the test? Did you find that learning as many words as possible was a good use of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilyyan Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I took the GRE twice. The first time I studied using flash cards and would go through them every day. My score was ok, but not where i wanted it. 75th-ish percentile. I took the gre again after reading the book Moonwalking with Einstein. The author documents methods used by memory competition world champions. One of the methods is to make an absurd image in your head to associate with the thing you are trying to memorize. for whatever reason these absurd images(like the title moonwalking with einstein) are easier to remember. i guess its called the Von Restorff effect. Kind of like memory tricks to successfully study and recall GRE vocabulary words. Instead of rushing through a huge of pile of flashcards every day I spent some time with each word, and made up images in my head. The second time I scored in th 90th percentile. I still think I can get a higher score so I am taking it again. Personally I think it is much more effective to spend time with each word, and think about it for a few minutes, rather than blowing through a stack of 200 flashcards really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbun Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Studying for GRE verbal isn’t any easy task. The words might look pretty daunting. However, you can study thousands of words in a matter of days. Below is a link of a free Vocabulary Builder App to improve your vocabulary. There are multiple choices in many categories such as synonyms, antonyms, word definition, sentence completion, text equivalence, and reading comprehension. Download link: Word Builder: improve your vocabulary - Android Apps on Google Play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahek97 Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 You're not alone in this. A lot of people find verbal section pretty intimidating. You can push yourself and study to achieve a great score. I'm attaching a blog post link in this message. Hoping it helps you out 5 Hacks to Ace Verbal For Any Test! - Studypal.co Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harishankar Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Many competitive exams come with difficult Reading Comprehension sections or sentence completion type questions that require to read and understand complex sentences quickly. Initially it's important to be able to catch all the nuances of a sentence and be able to complete its logic in the short amount of time given to solve each question in GRE Verbal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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