GRE Word Selection (New Version 2005)

Author: Yu Minhong
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
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This book is characterized by the following features:
"GRE Vocabulary Essentials" is affectionately known to the G-test takers as the "Red Treasure Book." Since its first edition, it has been deeply favored by candidates and has been revised seven times, proving to be a time-tested and high-quality GRE vocabulary book. It has influenced hundreds of thousands of GRE test takers. Students who have seriously studied this book have achieved excellent results in the GRE exam.
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Compared to the previous six editions, the new "GRE Vocabulary Essentials" has undergone significant adjustments: the number of words has been reduced. All important words that appear in the exam are included, while words that have never appeared in past exams are removed to reduce students' workload. At the same time, new words that have emerged in recent years are added to stay in tune with the times.
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This book is divided into three parts:
Part 1: "Core Vocabulary for the GRE Exam" includes all key words;
Part 2: "New Vocabulary for the GRE Exam" includes newly appeared words in recent years;
Additionally, based on an analysis of past test questions and the current trends of the GRE exam, Part 3 lists over 300 "Predicted Vocabulary for the GRE Exam" as a reference for candidates. The new classification layout makes this book the only vocabulary guide to date that comprehensively covers all key words from past GRE exams while also being forward-looking.
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"GRE Vocabulary Essentials" provides precise and concise memory methods for each important word, marked as "【】" in the text. These include: root and suffix memory methods, association memory methods, and pronunciation memory methods. The memory methods advocated in this book have become the mainstream for Chinese students in memorizing words. Among them, association memory and pronunciation memory are original innovations of this book. These methods transform the tedious task of memorizing English words into an engaging game, greatly overcoming students' fear of memorization and enhancing the fun of learning, thereby improving efficiency. In this revision, the memory methods in the book have been adjusted to a certain extent, making them more relevant and.
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"GRE Vocabulary Essentials" pairs many important words with their synonyms, derivatives, homophones, and antonyms, expanding horizontal vocabulary and achieving the effect of learning by analogy, with a natural repetition rate of over three times.
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"GRE Vocabulary Essentials" categorizes words. Words marked with an asterisk are key words that have already appeared in GRE analogies and antonyms. Words without an asterisk are common fill-in-the-blank or reading words in the GRE. Students should first memorize the words with asterisks and master them thoroughly before moving on to the others, leaving a deeper impression of these words to prepare for fill-in-the-blank, reading, or new analogy and antonym questions. The derivatives and synonyms listed under each entry should also be carefully memorized. Statistical data on student performance shows that it is difficult to achieve a high score in GRE vocabulary without memorizing the words with asterisks. For predicted words, students need not analyze them too deeply but should review them frequently before the exam.
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"GRE Vocabulary Essentials" provides simple and clear English annotations for each word. The reference dictionaries used for the English annotations are Merriam-Webster, NewWorldThesaurus, NTC’s, and others commonly used by ETS for test creation. Additionally, synonyms frequently tested in the GRE are added after the English annotations to achieve the purpose of combined memory.
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"GRE Vocabulary Essentials" does not place analogy questions after the words because this would significantly impair students' judgment in the actual exam. After memorizing the words, students should practice solving analogy questions in a real exam-like manner to fully improve their judgment and analytical skills.