A huge benefit of using flashcards is that you can gamify your GRE vocab prep, thereby making it much more engaging. And when you’re more engaged in your studying, you’re much more likely to retain what you learn and to feel more motivated to study.

There are all sorts of vocabulary exercises you can come up with to gamify your studying with flashcards. How many definitions can you remember in a row? In a minute? In five minutes? What if you turn the cards around and read the definitions first? Can you think of the word that goes with each definition? How many new words can you learn in a half hour? Get creative and challenge yourself. Have friends or family quiz you, too.

Remember, you may be studying 1,000+ GRE vocabulary words over the course of your test prep. So, you have to do what you can to keep the process interesting and fun. Moreover, in order to make your limited study time productive and effective, you have to make sure that you are an active participant in your learning. If you’re instead passively ingesting an endless stream of information, you won’t retain what you study.

Warmest regards,

Scott Woodbury-Stewart
Founder & CEO, Target Test Prep