Which 1 should i start with ??

simpson98
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:35:49 +0000

Memorizing words list can’t hurt, but I don’t think it’s the best method to go about raising your CR score. Reading good literature, and publications like The New York Times on a regular basis and looking up any unknown words will do a lot more for your score than simple memorization. Why? It increases your general comprehension of writing while forcing you to put the words in a context to properly understand the piece. There really are only a maximum of 10-12 straight vocab questions, and at least 2, if not 3 or 4, of the answer choices in each one can usually be eliminated out of common knowledge and/or logical deduction. The chances of you coming across a vocab word that you previously memorized is relatively slim, and after memorizing potentially thousands of them, you might not even remember them at all!

My advice is to take practice tests, lots and lots of practice tests; it’s been shown time and time again to be the best way to prepare, while doing a good amount of in-depth reading of relatively complex stuff. The Princeton Review also has a great explanation of the strategy behind CR questions, so I recommend that as well.

If you have to memorize lists out of compulsion, then at least create a sentence that fits the vocab word in, and make a list of its synonyms and antonyms, it’ll help you remember the word, and train your mind to think about a word fully.