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How many words per day would you suggest? I don't commute through public transport. So gotta stick to the traditional mnemonic method. I sat for the exam last November and scored somewhat like you. But last time I didn't study much for verbal. But this time I want to really give it a go.

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Verbal is about more than just your vocabulary. The contextual understanding of the words matter, since your flexibility to use and understand them will be tested.
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Thanks a lot. I will keep that in mind and study accordingly. If you don't mind can you please tell me what material can I follow. I have around 20 days left and I haven't finished OG yet. SO, other than OG what should be my go-to-source.

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How many words per day would you suggest? I don't commute through public transport. So gotta stick to the traditional mnemonic method. I sat for the exam last November and scored somewhat like you. But last time I didn't study much for verbal. But this time I want to really give it a go.

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Well, let me answer you with my own experience:

When I started learning (I emphasize "learning" not memorizing)I tried to write a story in which all GRE words with their synonyms and antonyms were used, so that sometimes I learned 100 per day! It really depends on your story! For example, My story is about a rich family in which you can see silent, reticent and taciturn matron, fretful, peevish, grumpy girl! Also remember besides the story, you should write hard vocab on a whiteboard. at first maybe it seems hard but when you start writing your own story it will become easy. You should read and use GRE words in the sentences.

Generally I am good at reading and got 28 in reading at TOEFL ibt test and I don't have any problem with other sections in GRE verbal except RC.I waste time a lot in RC sections. Without timing, I can answer correctly more than 15 out of 20 verbal questions. In order to increase my speed in reading, I am reading journals and magazines everyday.
I hope I could help you.
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Re: some tips to learn GRE Words [#permalink]
is verbal part the easiest or the hardest one?
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In my honest opinion is tougher.

GRE, mainly, is a verbal test. Even though, the quant side became more difficult recently.

I would say the tougher question is around 700 compared to those that appear on the GMAT.

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Wow! Great story. This gives me motivation to continue my journey of learning 1,000 new GRE words. I started a few weeks back but I stopped because it was so time consuming to learn the words. I usually found myself spending hours trying to learn (not memorize) 5 new GRE words daily.

Its because I have always memorized vocab. all my school and university life and I never really got the chance to learn it. Its proven to be a challenge but hopefully I can pull through.
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Thank you
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Thanks for sharing
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Thanks for sharing

What do you find is the best method for memorizing so many words. Which resources have you used
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I usually rely on the logic of the sentence. The vocabs I do know comes from my reading on a daily basis. I do not memorize purposely.

It is a waste of time to do specifically.

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I hope this method helps me
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