What word list(s) should I memorize?

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<p>Are there any more decent word lists that are worth memorizing, apart from Direct Hits? I have a LOT of time before I actually take the SAT, but right now I’m REALLY bored and I need something to do; I’m willing to do the huge-***-1000-word list, assuming a decent amount of words from that actually appear on the test.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Instead, I would read lots of novels with challenging vocabularies, such as British authors like Austen, Dickens and Ian McEwan, plus classis American authors such as Melville. This will be less “really boring” than memorising word lists! Londondad</p>

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<p><a href=“Top 400+ Vocabulary Words - SAT Preparation - College Confidential Forums”>Top 400+ Vocabulary Words - SAT Preparation - College Confidential Forums;

<p>That is like 800 some words listed by frequency of appearance. Can’t get much better.</p>

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Yeah, sure, toiling through a dated vernacular and letting the big words fly by without rote memorization sounds fun and effective!</p>

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<p>I would frangulate the anacanapanastan perustes then conjuggulate the rest !!</p>

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<p>@SheepGetKilled Thanks a lot, great resource! Seems to have a lot of overlap with Direct Hits though…</p>

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<p>^
That’s because the words in DH are answers to old SAT tests… it would only make sense that the words overlap.</p>

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<p>Cellist - No, you stop and look up any words that you don’t know, write them down with their definition and memorize them later. By the way, what Londondad suggested above is a fairly popular approach to studying to try and get high grades on the SAT CR test, (since you cannot possibly memorise every word that might turn up on the SAT) as well as British high school entrance exams. Reading classic literature (as well as challenging modern writers such as McEwan) is often cited as a great study technique by well-known college counselors such as Michelle Hernandez. Therefore, there is no reason for you to be so snotty!</p>