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I like to study vocab according to definition. It helps if you organize them while studying! :)

That way, you aren't memorizing so many words.
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If I wasn't clear before--when studying there are SO many words that mean the same thing. For example, when there are at least 10 GRE words that mean "Beautiful" more or less. I would put them all in a big group. Then, your brain will remember words in a category.
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This is really useful..Thank You. My Cousin is taking GRE this year and How many days she should spend to Prepare for GRE. Can I ask her to take Online Gre Preparation ?
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Hello Saycharming,
The answer to this question varies from person to person. In average, students take 3 months preparation for GRE. Depending on previous experience with aptitude exams it may take less. The best way is to try the ETS powerprep free test and get an idea where do you stand with respect to your target score. If the difference is too big I will say go for a good online test prep like Magoosh or others.
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I was bad with my Vocabulary, flash cards helped me a lot. Magoosh and Manhattan GRE are good sources of flash cards.
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To learn something new (activity, word etc.), learn by making associations. To learn new words, learn them by associating with a few words you already know; and associating with a few sentences.

Etymological associations are the best. Learn the root of these words, learn how they were derived. As a bonus, etymological learning opens your horizons to the whole family of new words derived from the same root.

Another association is learning with the synonyms. As you come across the new words, learn the synonyms for these words. There's a very fair chance you might know one or more of them.

Most importantly, learn by usage. Every new word you learn, understand how it's various forms are used in a sentence. This makes your learning much more concrete.

It is now a well established fact that you cannot learn a word by looking at it once, unless you are gifted with anesthetic memory. For the common people like us, we need to read them once, twice, thrice,and many more times. A general thumb rule is that you have to get exposed to the word 4-7 times (tend to the higher side for the more complex words), distributed over 15 days. That drills the word into your sub-conscious mind. Make it a habit to recall these new words regularly. As you read any website or newspaper, try replacing thewords with the new set of words you've learnt.
Be thorough with Barron's and Kalpan's materials.Take Magoosh test papers.After all this,use Vocabsmith app for GRE when 2-3 months is left.It is very usefull to memorise and revise all the words you have learnt.
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In case you find it difficult to come up with your own mnemonic, you can use others creativity to your advantage through mnemonicdictionary<dot>com
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Check out this GRE Vocabulary book that I co-wrote:

GRE Vocab Capacity - Over 1,200 Powerful Memory Tricks and Mnemonics

It's not free, but it's less than 1 cent/word.
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