Top 5 ‘Powerful’ GRE Vocabulary Learning Techniques
How do I remember all the 3500 high frequency words of GRE? Many students are both perturbed and frustrated by this question. The task is arduous indeed, since the number ‘3500’ is huge. You need to sweat out many an hour to commit these words to your memory. These words help you get an awesome score in GRE. They also help you during your stay on the University campus. The Native Americans use these words frequently. For this reason these words are asked in GRE.
Powerful Techniques that help you remember all the 3500 words of GRE:
These are some proven Vocabulary learning techniques. Research says that many students have benefited from them. We have mentioned these techniques many a time in our blogs. We now feel the need for discussing them here, exclusively! For convenience let us call Vocabulary Technique as VT.
VT 1: Work with the Word
A word is not just something that has to be seen from an examination perspective. You need to work with the word. The word has to become a tool in your hand. You need to apply it at the right time and right situation. You need to get into a relationship with it. Spend some considerable time with it. Only then will it be retained in your memory. Owing to a commitment like this you need to plan your GRE preparation well in advance.
Fact 1: You can never memorize the high frequency GRE words in 1 month’s time. You need a ‘minimum’ 6 month’s time frame.
VT 2: Expand its meaning into a suitable context
A word exists only in context. The beauty of the word is realized in context alone. So whenever you learn/memorize a new word use it in context immediately. Not a single context. Use it in all possible contexts and situations. Paint your imagination deeper and darker. Think where all the word can be applicable. Believe me when you use a word in multiple contexts like these you will never forget it.
Fact 2: ‘Mugging up’ GRE High Frequency words vaguely is a very bad thing to do!
VT 3: Relate it to the person or situation you know
Adjectives are best learned this way. Adjectives generally suggest a person’s trait. When you look at a word like ‘loquacious’, which means ‘talkative’ you can immediately think of a relative/friend/colleague/neighbor who is loquacious. Relate the word to that person and you will never forget it. And whenever you see that person you will instantly remember the word too. Isn’t that great?!
Fact 3: The actual GRE Verbal test has ‘only’ adjectives/nouns/verbs!
VT 4: Share the word with your friends, colleagues
Sharing doubles the knowledge! When you know a word, its context the next best thing is sharing it with your buddies. I strongly suggest until the day of your GRE test organize weekly ‘Vocabulary Review Meets’. During these meets share all the new words that you learned and let your friends share their words with you. This way you will be unendingly adding to your long list of Vocabulary. Great once again! Isn’t it?
Fact 4: Never prepare for GRE in isolation. You will never know where you stand in competition!
VT 5: Try to pronounce the word aloud at least five times
A word’s pronunciation is as important as its meaning. Some words are not pronounced the way they are written. For example consider the word ‘ennui’ which means ‘boredom’. Ennui is pronounced as ‘Onwee’. Now is that not interesting? Keep handy a good dictionary that also suggests pronunciation. When you learn a new word, look at the pronunciation aspect immediately. Jot that down in your notebook in the way you can easily understand it. Talk about pronunciation too during your weekly ‘Vocabulary Review Meets’. This will keep the meets interesting and happening.
Fact 5: Knowing the word Pronunciation is as important as knowing its meaning!
Learning Vocabulary is fun. Do not make it a stressful process. Do not get intimidated looking at the exhaustive word list that is quintessential for your GRE preparation. Practicing the above mentioned techniques will certainly help you memorize many words. A few diligent students have already shared with us some powerful techniques to memorize GRE Vocabulary. You can share your techniques too. Share them here with us. And do leave your valuable comment when you complete reading this blog on Vocabulary Learning.
Wishing you Success!!
Regards,
Anu Veluri
Manager- learnwordlist.com
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I realy felt academic enjoyment and enhanced my GRE knowledge through thid sie.
Hence it reproduced our vision and directed us to sophesticated path of learning English
Thank you
Hi Sisira..if u are aspiring for GRE go through our blog segment..and yes be there on the forum and post some relevant topics..hope to see u there soon!!
First of all let me thank you for all the interesting posts on this site.
They are very helpful.
I am planning to give the GRE in July-august. My Maths is pretty good. But the verbal section is the roadblock while targeting the 1600 mark.
I am trying all the techniques you gave for learning the word lists but have not had much success. I was debating on starting again from scratch with the word lists. Is there any other way to improve my retention of these words?
First and foremsot thing eliminate anxiety and stress Goda..n there are many blog that comment on the power of retention..read them all..since u already know quite a few words..there is absolutely no need for u to start from scratch..
i am in Ghana and i love GRE Vocabulary test how do i get to benefit it most?
I AM A MEDICAL DOCTOR, I NEED TO PRACTICE MATHS PORTION. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME TIPS FOR MATHS. ? I NEED SOME TIPS FOR COMPREHENSION, REGARDING ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM THE PARAGRAPH GIVEN .
the ways of learning and memorising you gave here are appreciable but then also all 3500 words cant be learnt in a short span of time, neither can they be connected to persons, take it for instance if i try to learn about 3500 persons, is it possible ? can you suggest some more ways?
Dear friends,
First of all I would like to express my heartiest gratitude to Learnwordlist for their amazing effort. I have been a member of Learnwordlist for quite sometime and have been following and using all their techniques and services. Needless to say, whatever they offer is of great help and has helped me a lot to improve my vocabulary. Their gre word list is just superb. Not just this, the techniques that they suggest on “how to score well in GRE?” really works. Thats something that I am stating from my personal experiences. so Friends, i you still haven’t started logging on to this website, kindly do it as soon as possible before its too late. I am sure you will benefit a lot from LearnWordList.
Regards,
Ayantika,
GRE is an exam taken by students aspiring to study Master’s abroad…
Hi Dr. Nasira, we are coming up with the math segment shortly..
Thanks Ayantika, be there in the forum too..
Hey Abhishek, can u share some more techniques with us? We could perhaps share..what say?
Thank you Anu
You are so benign for this training. I will keep using them for the better.
Thanks too..I wish you read al the blogs..and do take the tests, they will help u evaluate your understanding..:-)
i saw your blog recently. infact if i had seen it before i take test it will really help me. now i am also writing blog to share the tricks and tips to upcoming test takers.
great work, and nice collection man.
hiii Tankeshwar Acharya
Thanks a lot dear.
shipra
paste two or three pages containing high vacabulary / frequency words on the wall of your bathroom or sleeping room and change those pages after two or three days . you will definitely get advantage. so when you ll visit bath room, many words will be in front of your eyes . by doing this i have increased my vocabulary a great extent . do test it.
Thank you. these 5 tips make me interested to learn new words. but I could not memorize new words for along time
hii yeasmeen
Thanks
hii naseer
gud tactic.hey naseer why dont you write in forum section about this tactic.let others also try this.
hii tankeshwa
Good to hear that u also start writing your own blogs.kep writing us ,tricks and tips.share with us also.
it is really a saintly activity, i appriciate what you are doing.but is there any way you can send as the whole material once?
otherise it is very nice
hey mulugeta
On learnwordlist.com there is a extensive collection of material that is useful for GRE.have you checked that???if no check that and get back with feedback.
Abraham lincoln once said about his success as “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today”
This means to me as if we learn GRE Vocabulary today we can have a good time tomorrow.
I am really thankful to LearnWordlist.com.
Regards,
Haroon
Its very good and useful to the students who r appearing for GRE. Really ur service in this regard is appreciable.
every student of GRE should maintain a perpetual bond with this site to update their knowledge of Vocabulary
hi,Sudhakar thanks for such invigorating words.Sudhakar please also register yourself to learnwordlist.com’s forum section .we shall love to hear from you in forum as well.
hi syed,those were really inspiring words .Keep visiting us do write us as well.
hi syed,those were really inspiring words .Keep visiting us do write us as well.
hi syed,those were really inspiring words .Keep visiting us do write us as well.
hi syed,those were really inspiring words .Keep visiting us do write us as well.
I found tips on vocabulary learning techniques are useful. thanks a lot
Thanks for your comment Huong,we are committed towards student like you.
I have read the above valuable GRE words learning techniques, but You have mentioned here not to work alone… I am living in a small town where there is too difficult to find people preparing for GRE.. what should I do??
Thanks for your comment Humraf.Yes, we can understand your concern , i am sending you a link in which you will find reference of many books.You can start your preparation with the help of these books still if you face any difficulty then learnwordlist.com is always here to help you.
http://learnwordlist.com/books/
Regards,
Hi Anu mam!
Thanks a lot for taking in my request and writing this article… Really I have no words to express my gratitude to you! LearnWordList.com always rockz!! Hats off! Looking forward to analogous posts!
Will these 3500 words alone suffice for the real GRE? Should concern be given to other words also??
I have visited many sites for GRE and I conclude that this is the best site.The above techniques are really practiceable
Thanks for your comment aniqua, keep visiting us.
am weak at vocabulary,
can i prepare tis gre words within 3 months
sir would u plz gve me rply
Yes naresh, if you will devote yourself thoroughly with preparation than 3 months is not less.You can start by taking all the test available on learnwordlist.com and you are always welcome here with any query related to GRE.
I would like to thank team of Learnwordlist.com site and I think that this advices are benefit also in TOEFL and many language exams not only GRE exam
Thanks for your comment Mohamed, kindly keep visiting us..
hello
i really feel enjoyable and excited reading vocabulary learning techniques.it will really help me remember huge number of words in english language and other subjects.
DEAR SIR/MS.,
I really appreciate ur effort .Ur 5 VTs are amazingly helpful in preparation for a top GRE score.
Much obliged,
Ayman M. Yacoub
Hi, am not doing well when should i do my exam from your part. JAH Bless