The GRE Word Magic

If you want to win the GRE battle read this!! GRE Verbal Reasoning section and the exhaustive word list associated with it (3500 words precisely) almost robs sleep from an aspirant. How many words should I learn? How do I remember difficult words? Is there any scientific technique to remember words faster and better? I am depressed at my speed, what should I do? …these are the questions that bother students time and again.

I do realize that it’s not lesser than a Herculean task to memorize all these high frequency words. A proper planning for the exam will certainly help us out though. This day I am going to share with you a few secret mantras that will help you catapult your learning potential for the GRE test.

There are a few very important things a student should remember while preparing for GRE. These are the magic formulae without which your GRE gear is incomplete.

GRE Magic Number 1: Know your learning potential

It is very important for a student to know about himself/herself. Am I a fast learner? Do I grasp things quickly? How good is my memory? …are a few basic questions every aspirant should ask himself/herself. Once you get answers to these questions you will get the required morale and confidence to take the exam. If you are a slow learner a substantial time for preparation is highly recommended. Don’t book your examination slot not considering your preparation time.

GRE Magic Number 2: Plan a stepwise preparation

Too many cooks spoil the broth, this saying holds good for your GRE Preparation. If you consider all the segments at a time you will be thoroughly perplexed. Instead, work on one segment at a time. Only then you can prepare completely and rightfully. Don’t set for yourself unrealistic goals. Something like, ‘I am going to learn 20 new words a day!’ It is a target that can never be achieved. And moreover you cannot clog your mind like that.

GRE Magic Number 3: Learn the meaning of word by the root, prefix and suffix

A good hold on prefixes, suffixes and roots certainly helps you to learn better and faster. By knowing the word roots, prefixes and suffixes you can intelligently guess the meanings of the words that are alien to you.

GRE Magic Number 4: Trust the previous GRE Papers

If you can lay hands on the previous GRE Questions, nothing like it! Practicing these model papers will give you the hang of the real exam. The real GRE becomes a cakewalk for you.

GRE Magic Number 5: Believe in auto-suggestions

Research proves the potential of the subconscious. If the Conscious mind is an ant the subconscious is an elephant. You can train your subconscious mind in order to achieve anything you desire. It means that you can train your subconscious mind to crack GRE, get an awesome score! Give yourselves the following auto-suggestions at least 10 times daily, early in the morning:

1. I am a fast learner
2. I am confident

I am sure all these suggestions will certainly help you out in preparing for GRE. Above all magic is the magic of ‘hard work’. A planned preparation and a bit of hard work will certainly help you get an awesome score. Cast away all apprehensions and confusions and prepare diligently for the test.

You can make a comment either here or start a new topic on the forum. You can also post relevant questions there and seek participation.

Awaiting your responses on this.

Wishing you success in abundance!!

Anu Veluri

Manager- learnwordlist.com

42 Responses to “The GRE Word Magic”

1. Md. Aminul Hoque Chowdhoury on January 15th, 2010 6:15 am

   “Rule your or it will rule you”

2. Md. Aminul Hoque Chowdhoury on January 15th, 2010 6:18 am

   Rule your mind or it will rule you

3. AnuVeluri on January 15th, 2010 8:39 am

   Hi Aminul Haque..thanks for stopping by..

4. hannah versano on March 24th, 2010 2:41 am

   Is there a book or a site that gives specific exercises for GRE preparation?

5. ANKIT JAIN on March 24th, 2010 11:25 am

   THIESE SUGGESTIONS ARE REALLY HELPFUL.
   I WILL INCORPORATE ALL THESE IN MY SCHEDULE AND PREPARATION AND WILL DEFINITELY SCORE ABOVE 1400.
   THANK YOU

6. bijiga on March 24th, 2010 12:05 pm

   thank you for all these things.but one important thing I should tell you is that it is better if we are told how long we should do the exam.

7. niveditha on March 24th, 2010 1:57 pm

   thanks for your suggestions, can you please help me, where i can get the words with roots, prefixes and suffixes…
   can u suggest me the website..

   thank you…

8. krishna on March 24th, 2010 3:19 pm

   hii.. i have still not started rigourous preparation for my gre.. i have all the study material.. but am really confused from where to start..should i start the high freq words or to start wordlist from A.. am good at grasping words.. am really very confused..and i am planning to give my gre exam in mid May..plz help me..

   regards,
   krishna.

9. AnuVeluri on March 25th, 2010 2:55 am

   There are many questions on our site Hannah..did u try them all??..Did u read the blogs??

10. AnuVeluri on March 25th, 2010 3:03 am

    First it is very important to remove confusion..yes u can start from A..:-)

11. AnuVeluri on March 25th, 2010 3:03 am

    Hey run through the GRE Flash cards on the site.. u will find them all..

12. gargi mishra on March 26th, 2010 4:41 am

    good morning everyone. since childhood i love english. English is my passion. der4 i have decided of appearing for gre. well i must say barrons is a excellent guide to build up ones vocab. thanks to barron”s 4 helping me to strengthen my vocab

13. gargi mishra on March 26th, 2010 4:42 am

    may i plz know the right way of preparing for the same.

14. biruk on March 27th, 2010 3:39 pm

    thank u 4 the advice.it is stretch forwarding

15. AnuVeluri on March 29th, 2010 5:52 am

    Yes indeed it is..

16. AnuVeluri on March 29th, 2010 5:53 am

    Hey GRE is conducted all round the year..js register when u feel u prepared adequately for the exam..u can register for the test at http://www.ets.org..

17. viviana on March 29th, 2010 11:09 pm

    i like very much the gre preparation it ia usefull to expand my vocabulary

18. miguel gaspar ponce on April 8th, 2010 3:47 am

    first of all I want to thank you guys for sharing all this knowledge with all of us. secondly I wish I had a better memory, because I do just about evrything within my power to learn better and faster, but I can’t what can I do? please help me.

19. shyam shah on April 13th, 2010 4:40 am

    Many many thanks for this encouraging ideas…yeah I do believe we have tremendous potential that is to be unfolded….we should understand our state of mind…then we can do anything…at begining i was very coward…less confident thinking this GRE is not for me…but now I started to this why not to give a surest try…A goal is somthing more than a dream….after all I have to fulfill my goal.

20. shipra on April 29th, 2010 11:11 am

    hii viviana

    thanks

    shipra

21. shipra on May 3rd, 2010 6:49 am

    hii shyam

    thanks.we hope and prayer to god you will surely achieve your dream.

22. shipra on May 3rd, 2010 7:31 am

    hii viviana
    thanks

23. shipra on May 3rd, 2010 9:28 am

    hii miguel

    just go to http://learnwordlist.com/tests/top-gre-flash-cards.hopefully this will be help ful for you

24. sudeshna on May 7th, 2010 8:33 am

    im very elated abt dis site , i found it most helpful through my preparation. only il be glad more if d flash cards keep changing
    its all same . if il ve a chance to go through diff renent words through flashcards .if anyone knows at helpful falsh cardssite pls let me know. thanks.

25. shipra on May 11th, 2010 4:21 am

    hii sudeshna

    Thanks!!! your suggestion is really very nice surly we will give serious thought to it.stay tuned…

26. Nomy on May 27th, 2010 10:26 am

    kindly add more words for some of the letters. high frequency lists for some letters have just one word whilst those letters have quite a sizeable number of words. is it that they never appear on the GRE??

27. shipra on May 29th, 2010 5:30 am

    hii Nomy

    Surly we will include new words .stay tuned….

28. praji on June 7th, 2010 1:15 pm

    really impressed by your suggestion.Normally how long will it take to prepare for gre.Will that possible in 2 month.Waiting for your suggestion.I really need them.

29. shipra on June 10th, 2010 4:42 am

    Hii prji ,when you planning to take GRE ? generally GRE preparation takes at least 3-4 months .But It depends upon your input as well ,if devote yourself fully then you can cover in 2 months as well .Please go through all the material available on learnwordlist.com that will help you lot.In case any difficulty don’t forget to write me back..

30. genoveva on June 10th, 2010 6:13 pm

    thanks for all but aspecially shyam shah..expresses are fully ,i couldn’t say so well..advices are helpful,i prefer learn when umdersstend nuance/right meaning of the word, and its position in the statesment.. /thanks again for your attantion….enjoy with tips

31. Rex Johnson on June 15th, 2010 7:56 am

    Hey GRE is conducted all round the year..js register when u feel u prepared adequately for the exam..u can register for the test at http://www.ets.org./.

32. shipra on June 16th, 2010 3:56 am

    Thanks for info Rex.Please let us know how we may can help you??

33. Rokon on June 17th, 2010 3:02 am

    Where can I get the previous GRE questions?

34. shipra on June 18th, 2010 4:08 am

    hii Rokan , kindly hit following link for previous year questions http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/gre%20practice%20general%20test.pdf.

35. p on July 6th, 2010 8:38 pm

    wow , Thank you for your suggestions they are very useful for us . Thank you for helping us

36. shipra on July 9th, 2010 8:14 am

    Hi P, thanks

37. amit on July 14th, 2010 1:59 pm

    really awesome…helpful

38. Alagiavanan on July 15th, 2010 4:54 pm

    Mam,
    If not 20 words a day, how many words can I learn each day to hit the target of learning a total of 4000 words in 6 months? Please say me the word limit, though they differ from person to person. Just suggest the no: of words to learn everyday to complete the word list in 6 months. Please help me at the earliest. I’m a mediocre learner.

39. shipra on July 16th, 2010 5:06 am

    Hi Amit thanks for your comment.Keep visiting us..

40. Nethra on August 17th, 2010 8:50 pm

    too good.thanks… please can u post few tips on RC’s and sentence completion…its a nightmare for me..

41. sapphire on August 21st, 2010 6:00 pm

    Thank you for all the information! I learned a lot from you!

42. shipra on August 23rd, 2010 4:19 am

    Thanks for your comment sapphire.keep visiting us.

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