Need Serious SAT Vocab Advice

mare19
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:48:15 +0000

Alright, after taking SAT for the first time this June, i performed horribly in the Critical Reading section due to my lack of vocabulary skills. I did well on Critical Reading if Sentence Completion was removed, only missing 3. But, i missed about 8-10 on sentence completion alone, placing my CR score well below 700. My goal for the CR has been 700+, but i need to improve my SC to get there. My vocab has always been way below average, and need a way to improve it tremendously.

So, i’m planning on taking the SAT again this October, and still have no idea on how to improve my horrible vocabulary. Before taking the June test, i had both the Direct Hits Volume memorized and still do, but unfortunately it didn’t help last time. Only a few of the DH words actually appeared. I had also memorized “most of” the Sparknotes 1000 SAT Words. Now, i have these 1-2 months to solely improve my vocab. It would be great if i can get some helpful advice on how to improve my vocab effectively in a month or so. My goal is to only miss 1-3 SC this October. Any sort of links or any advice will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for the help.