Kaplan GRE Exam Vocabulary in a Box (Kaplan)

If you are a person that learns well using flashcards, these are the best thing you can buy for GRE prep. A lot of the words I learned did appear on my actual GRE test. In combination with the words listed in Princeton Review's "Hit Parade," I significantly expanded my vocabulary and was able to score very well on the exam.

With these, you can make use of short periods of downtime to memorize new vocabulary.

Over the years, my vocabulary level has slipped dramatically. I considered buying a word-a-day calendar, but wanted something a little more intense. I also needed to improve my vocabulary quickly for both the GRE exam and the Massachusetts Teacher-Certification exam (MTEL). This little box of 500 cards has been such a great purchase! I highly recommend it to anybody. I noticed about five typoes, none of them major.

A good and quick way to improve your vocabulary not only for GRE but for life in general

These cards suited my purpose well. I have about a month before my GRE general exam but I gave myself 5 days to work through this entire box so I would learn them all before I had a chance to get bored and before my summer course started and I had other things on my mind. That's 100 cards a day, which is quite a few but, by going through each set, setting aside the words I already knew, and then drilling myself on the remainder, I learned them all and learned them well! So lets evaluate the cards themselves... 1) Physical Quality of Cards: The cards are each 3 1/4" x 2 1/8". This was a good size for me, not too small to read but still portable. They are made of a thin but glossy (not matte) paper. They are definitely sturdier and easier to use than cards made from writing paper but don't expect them to be cut from a stiff cardstock. The only time the quality of the cards was an issue for me was when I accidentally splashed a few drops of water onto some of them. Water, I dis... Read more