<p>I tried reading them right out of the SAT guides… big mistake. In on ear, out the other. It helps to see the words in sentences. Knowing roots of words helps a lot, too, because you can figure out what a word means from its root words. I suggest taking a look GreatVocab.com for a good online study tool.</p>
<p>DH, biotch.</p>
<p>DH pwnz everything else</p>
<p>I spent the day before the SAT on freerice, and I actually saw some words on the test! :)</p>
<p>I’ll be honest; I don’t recall ever legitimately studying for SAT vocabulary. I think that’s due more to my voracious reading habits and three years of Latin than anything else, though. I would recommend looking up any and all words on practice tests you don’t know (even the wrong answers) and maybe look through them on tests you’re not taking as well (like QAS, maybe).</p>
<p>if you have an android phone or an iphone, you should get “flash of genius: SAT Vocab.” Extremely effective</p>
<p>I found a list of 1,000 vocab words online that I printed out and studied.</p>
<p>I actually studied the two volumes of DH and read NYTIMES. 
best of luck.</p>
<p>i just kept looking at lists of vocab and reading books. you’re more likely to remember vocab if you read it in context</p>
<p>i read both direct hits (bout 500 words). then princeton review hit parade (350?). then rocket review (320). then xiggis list of blue book. then looked at CC links for past SATs. then looked up any word that i did not know on 5 purchased PSATs.</p>
<p>I don’t think I really studied vocabulary… My school does vocab books in English each year, probably 200 words total a year. I think that was helpful. Also, last year when I got bored in study hall after AP exams I would spend hours playing free rice in the library during study hall…kind of a fun way to “study.”</p>
<p>I walk around my neighborhood reading Direct Hits. Yeah I look like such a nerd…</p>