<p>Is studying words off a list a concrete way to study for the SAT vocab parts? It seems a bit silly to me to study and memorize 500 words when they are only about 17 questions involving vocab on the SAT, with half of the words you already know, and no guarantee that you'll see even more than a couple of the words on these lists, re-produced on the real SAT. Of course, working with questions and recognizing patterns is a good way, but since many people seem to study off these vocab lists, can someone explain the logic to me?</p>
<p>Most people try to target words that they don’t already know. They also try to memorize words from a reliable source of a vast quantity to maximize the chances of learning nearly all the words that show up on test day. To those trying to get a 750+ on the SAT critical reading, it’s worth it.</p>
<p>How or Why?</p>
<p>There are 19 SC questions, about 28% of the CR section. However, it is not unusual for them to make up 50% of the high difficulty questions.</p>
<p>The same words are used repeatedly, and although the lists come from old tests and can provide a false sense of preparedness if you use those same tests to gauge your progress (obviously), there is really no excuse for not knowing those high frequency words.</p>
<p>My opinion is that the length of time it takes to memorize the words in books like DR, especially considering the likelihood that you already know many of the words, is not prohibitively long.</p>
<p>If you are getting these questions wrong and you think you will benefit admission wise by getting these questions right, my advice is to put in the effort.</p>