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rose0550 · 2009 September 10th, 12:21 PM

hi,
i finished reading the barrons words but i cant remember the meaning. When i am doing some excercise i can recognize the word but i dont remember the meaning. what should i do?

Thanks

Luma · 2009 September 10th, 12:45 PM

Give it time and try to relate vocabulary into context, some people use flash cards.

Ninevah · 2009 September 10th, 12:47 PM

Do you rush through the words or give enough time to each list?
I find that my optimal pace is a list per day (sometimes 2 if they are easier). I mark out the words I already know and concentrate on only those I know. I read the a couple of times and get an hour of rest. Then I do two tests on the words from the current list.

Surely, I got some words wrong and that's why I try the tests again after an additional 1-hour break. I repeat as neccessary until I am sure in the meanings of ~90% of the words. The most important thing for me is do the test just before I go to sleep. In the morning I repeat the tests and by that time I should already know 90% of the words.

Every day I pick 2 or 3 older lists on which I do refreshing tests.

silent_siren · 2009 September 10th, 10:35 PM

Man , u gotta be real patient to do that every single day , i got fed up on the very first day itself . It's so damn boring , moreover i am not satisfied with the meanings given in Barron , they are pretty useless so i have to lookup almost every other word in a good dictionary , takes almost 5 minutes or more per word on an avg. Damn the Barron's list

rose0550 · 2009 September 11th, 03:32 AM

hi,
Thanks for the advice. Actually i did 1 wordlist per day.The day when i finish my wordlist i can remember 90% of the words.But after 2 or 3 days when i revised the words then i only remember 60% of the words. That's the problem.
Does any one have preparation software other than GURU? Because in GURU we always get the words in same order!!!
Thanks

Ninevah · 2009 September 11th, 07:29 AM

I actually use GURU. It helps me more than the Barron's book, probably because I don't see an intimidating wall of text...
You can have 3 different orders in guru - ascending, descending and "random" (which is not really random but still...). If you put more than one list in your tests the order significantly changes.

silent_siren · 2009 September 11th, 08:54 AM

Ok tell me , are all words in GURU from Barron's list?

Ninevah · 2009 September 11th, 09:12 AM

There are a couple of words NOT in Guru but in Barron's but those are very very few and generally don't make difference. I don't know if there are words in the Guru but NOT in Barron's.

silent_siren · 2009 September 11th, 09:50 AM

ok i checked it out , didnt like it . I got much better vocab softwares like word command n vocaboly n stuff.

Ninevah · 2009 September 11th, 10:05 AM

Whatever works for you

2009 September 10th, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
rose0550 Eager! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 55	cant remember the words hi, i finished reading the barrons words but i cant remember the meaning. When i am doing some excercise i can recognize the word but i dont remember the meaning. what should i do? Thanks

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2009 September 10th, 12:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Luma that I would be Good ?? Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Middle East Posts: 1,057	Give it time and try to relate vocabulary into context, some people use flash cards.

2009 September 10th, 12:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ninevah Neem there, done that! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 204	Do you rush through the words or give enough time to each list? I find that my optimal pace is a list per day (sometimes 2 if they are easier). I mark out the words I already know and concentrate on only those I know. I read the a couple of times and get an hour of rest. Then I do two tests on the words from the current list. Surely, I got some words wrong and that's why I try the tests again after an additional 1-hour break. I repeat as neccessary until I am sure in the meanings of ~90% of the words. The most important thing for me is do the test just before I go to sleep. In the morning I repeat the tests and by that time I should already know 90% of the words. Every day I pick 2 or 3 older lists on which I do refreshing tests.

2009 September 10th, 10:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
silent_siren Mission GRE ! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 340	Man , u gotta be real patient to do that every single day , i got fed up on the very first day itself . It's so damn boring , moreover i am not satisfied with the meanings given in Barron , they are pretty useless so i have to lookup almost every other word in a good dictionary , takes almost 5 minutes or more per word on an avg. Damn the Barron's list

2009 September 11th, 03:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
rose0550 Eager! Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 55	hi, Thanks for the advice. Actually i did 1 wordlist per day.The day when i finish my wordlist i can remember 90% of the words.But after 2 or 3 days when i revised the words then i only remember 60% of the words. That's the problem. Does any one have preparation software other than GURU? Because in GURU we always get the words in same order!!! Thanks

2009 September 11th, 07:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ninevah Neem there, done that! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 204	I actually use GURU. It helps me more than the Barron's book, probably because I don't see an intimidating wall of text... You can have 3 different orders in guru - ascending, descending and "random" (which is not really random but still...). If you put more than one list in your tests the order significantly changes.

2009 September 11th, 08:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
silent_siren Mission GRE ! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 340	Ok tell me , are all words in GURU from Barron's list?

2009 September 11th, 09:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ninevah Neem there, done that! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 204	There are a couple of words NOT in Guru but in Barron's but those are very very few and generally don't make difference. I don't know if there are words in the Guru but NOT in Barron's.

2009 September 11th, 09:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
silent_siren Mission GRE ! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 340	ok i checked it out , didnt like it . I got much better vocab softwares like word command n vocaboly n stuff.

2009 September 11th, 10:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ninevah Neem there, done that! Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 204	Whatever works for you

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