How to study vocab for SSAT?

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<p>Okay so, I don't know how to tackle the challenges with studying for the SSAT's vocab & analogies. My friend said it was really hard, so I'm really taking all the precautions I can to get a great grade on this. How can I study and enhance my vocabulary? Usually I can study vocab words very easily, but that's because I know which ones to study. In this case, I don't know which words will be on the test so it's going to be a bit hard. Take in mind, I don't want to omit a lot of questions. Is there a list, somewhere, that will give the vocabulary that will be on the test?</p>

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<p>I used these two books:</p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Direct Hits Core Vocabulary of the SAT: Volume 1 2011 Edition (9780981818450): Larry Krieger, Ted Griffith: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Core-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818455/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1293677179&sr=8-3-fkmr0]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Core-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818455/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1293677179&sr=8-3-fkmr0)</p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Direct Hits Toughest Vocabulary of the SAT: Volume 2 2011 Edition (9780981818467): Larry Krieger, Ted Griffith: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Toughest-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818463/ref=pd_sim_b_1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Direct-Hits-Toughest-Vocabulary-SAT/dp/0981818463/ref=pd_sim_b_1)</p>

<p>I really liked how the books used current events, popular movies, tv shows, and other things that I found easy to connect the words to. I had the first book memorized and I barely skimmed the second book and got a great score. The books are directed towards the SAT but I found several of the words on the SSAT also.</p>

<p>Here’s another resource that a few people in the SAT forum gave me:</p>

<p><a href=“http://eaop.ucr.edu/NR/rdonlyres/CC917BD7-32B3-4E98-B7CB-A77328A13848/5516/satvocab.pdf[/url]”>http://eaop.ucr.edu/NR/rdonlyres/CC917BD7-32B3-4E98-B7CB-A77328A13848/5516/satvocab.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>It is just a listing of 1000 SAT words and definitions. It lacks the examples that the first two books have but its free, so you can’t really complain.</p>

<p>Good Luck!!!</p>

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<p>Okay thankyou! I’m going to buy both for my Kindle tomorrow! :)</p>

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<p>buuuuuump?</p>

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<p>I used the Preparing & Applying book from the SSAT (you can’t get this one from regular bookstores - you have to order them online from [SSAT</a> - Online Guide](<a href=“http://www.ssat.org%5DSSAT”>http://www.ssat.org) ) and one from Barron’s.</p>

<p>I found flashcards.dictionary.com very helpful (FIVE STARS!). I put in words from the vocab list and made my own stack of flashcards and studied it. it was VERY VERY HELPFUL! CHECK THEM OUT!</p>