Is Direct Hits enough?

[silverturtle]

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what exactly qualifies as a “pretty solid foundational vocabulary”?

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<p>It’s difficult to verbalize. </p>

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I would imagine the CC perception of normal and solid to be above average in reality.

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<p>Yes. My concept of “pretty solid” is certainly above average for the general population. For most people, learning Direct Hits would not ensure near-perfects on the Sentence Completion questions, but it would still help. Turning to more basic lists as well would be advisable in such cases.</p>