<p>I often find a lot of posts on the best vocabulary lists, but never have found a topic on the best ways to study/learn/retain the vocabulary. How do people manage to remember or to learn hundreds or thousands of vocabulary words efficiently? I know the common method is flash cards, but If you guys could share your own effective tips, advice, methods, and successes on learning sat vocabulary or just vocab in general, I would greatly appreciate it.</p>
<p>I used the Princeton Review apps. I never had the organization or time to make and use flash cards. (SAT W-760)</p>
<p>I recommend finding a good “class” on Quizlet. TONS of good SAT vocab classes on there. LEARN mode is the key to long-term retention.</p>
<p>What do you mean by class? I know that Quizlet allows people to make sets of virtual notecards but I have never heard of quizlet classes… Also is it counterproductive to cram tons of words in a short period of time? Like will I learn less if I try to cram more?</p>
<p>Cram the relatively easy words so that you’re at least familiar with them if they come up, and memorize the really hard ones</p>
<p>Direct Hits Volumes 1 and 2 are often recommended on CC by people who have gotten 2200+. Also, reading the New York Times is a great way to improve vocabulary.</p>
<p>To answer the original question of the OP…</p>
<p>Explain the meaning of the given word to an imaginary classroom… out loud. Define it, use it in a sentence, describe alternate meanings, etc. all out loud.</p>
<p>Once you can do that without peaking at you notes, or the flashcard, or Direct Hits, etc, remove that word from your to do list and move on.</p>
<p>Vocab work takes deliberate practice. Absorption rates are limited only by time and the amount of effort you are willing to put in. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Quizlet reorganized sets into “classes” a year or so ago. Each “class” has a buncha sets in it. Here’s a decent one for SAT, for example:</p>
<p>[SAT</a> Vocab | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/class/659009/]SAT”>http://quizlet.com/class/659009/)</p>
<p>(this one’s alphabetical, it looks like, which I don’t prefer, fwiw)</p>
<p>Well i have a flash card app on my phone and so making flash cards is really convenient. I try to pick meanings from part of a word and think of the word that way. For example abridge means to shorten so i think of a bridge blowing up:rolleyes:</p>
<p>That’s a great strategy. Mnemonics ftw.</p>
<p>What do you guys feel about online flashcards? Are they as helpful as physical cards? </p>
<p>Also can anyone recommend some flashcards apps? Especially ones I can make my own cards.</p>
<p>Why dont u go to quizlet.com? They allow u to make ur own flashcards and the learn mode as well as the other modes is really helpful. From my view, online flashcards are much more convenient since they save u time and paper as well :D</p>
<p>If u have android, then i recommend flashcard buddy</p>