Does barrons sufficiently cover the vocab?

[SNYP40A1]

If I am shooting for 690+ on the verbal, is barrons vocabulary lists enough? Assuming that I do well on the reading?

[vackamania]

i think its more than enough if you know it completely...

[Nimisha Thanawala]

yes..its more than enough..jus revise it as much as u cn..

[biotechwiz]

well, for my gre, i went well beyond barron's learning words i've never used since (shame on me!) .yes you do get that one odd word out of barrons and in my case i didn't know that one word. the barron's wordlists should see you through. best of luck!

[SNYP40A1]

biotechwiz, what did you study in addition? I am pretty comfortable with Barrons, I have had over a year to memorize vocab :-|.

[MAHM fegc]

Originally Posted by SNYP40A1

If I am shooting for 690+ on the verbal, is barrons vocabulary lists enough? Assuming that I do well on the reading?

Well I think you should cover all the words of barrons from a very good dictionary. It has 2 advantages
1. You will come to know different meanings of same words.
2. You will gonna encounter some new words in synonyms and antonyms of the word, you are looking for.

Barrons has the best word choice but explanation is not satisfactory. I suggest you to do barrons in this way. Plus remember, learning words and solving verbal are different things, practice should be a done in parallel. PLUS DONT FORGET TO PRACTICE RC's.

[SNYP40A1]

Originally Posted by MAHM fegc

Well I think you should cover all the words of barrons from a very good dictionary. It has 2 advantages
1. You will come to know different meanings of same words.
2. You will gonna encounter some new words in synonyms and antonyms of the word, you are looking for.

Barrons has the best word choice but explanation is not satisfactory. I suggest you to do barrons in this way. Plus remember, learning words and solving verbal are different things, practice should be a done in parallel. PLUS DONT FORGET TO PRACTICE RC's.

I used Vocabulary Wizard to actually learn the vocabulary about a year ago. I am using Barrons to ensure I have not missed anything.

[biotechwiz]

@synp40a1
its over a yr since i took my gre and i really dont remember what else i used. almost whatever resources i could find on the web and in the library for gre words. there is a thread here with non-barron;s words that is pretty useful. search it up.

[LagoonFever]

How do you memorize 3500 in two months?

[Pengaterch]

Originally Posted by LagoonFever

How do you memorize 3500 in two months?

You do not need to memorize the exact definition of 3500 words in two months. All you need to do is to get a sense of the meanings of each word. Go through the whole list swiftly, taking no more than 3 seconds reading each word and its definition. The best time is right before bedtime. When you wake up the next morning, go through the list again. Repeat the cycle a couple more times, and you'll realize that you have retained more than 50% of the vocabularies. Do some practice exams, and you are more than likely to encounter those words you have seen in the list. If don't remember them, look it up, which helps you to retain them. Go back to the list again a few more times, and you'll eventually master all 3500, which is more than you'll ever need. I agree that going through the same list too many times can be boring, so maybe you may want to try to switch to different lists. In fact, looking at multiple lists will really help you to understand the meaning of each word better, for not all definitions are created equal in different word list.