<p>^ the title says it all</p>
<p>I have this book...I'd like to know also please.</p>
<p>If you havent then why dont you just look at it?</p>
<p>I don't have time...well I just don't want to...:)</p>
<p>I also have it but haven't looked at it. I find that taking practice sections is far more helpful. (according to xiggi, prep books should be used as source books)</p>
<p>I do own the book and its a really good book, with tedious, but good concept reviews and slowly develops skills as you enter a new lesson. The practice is similar to the Sat, but the blue book is still the best. Book is recommended for people with lots of time.
And it seems that the list is quite useful .. because the words in the list appear in the Sat quite often such as from May06 and June06. Proof Below </p>
<p>From the author on may and june06
The Big Day 2006: The May 6 SAT
Originally posted 9:05 AM PDT, May 8, 2006, updated at 5:07 PM PDT, May 10, 2006
Congratulations to all of you intrepid juniors who successfully navigated the May 2006 SAT! My front-line reporters tell me that the test was a bit easier than the practice tests in "McGraw-Hill's SAT I with CD-Rom, Second edition (McGraw Hill's College Review Books) " and the toughest words came right from the vocabulary lessons in Chapter 6 (2nd edition): pedantic (lesson 22), flippant (lesson 42), abject (page 75), heretical (lesson 41), dilettante (lesson 38), enigmatic (lessons 2 and 6), ambivalence (page 76), docile (lesson 7), disseminate (lesson 48), zealot (lesson 27), partisan (lesson 12), protean (lesson 5), ascetic (lesson 27)to name a baker's dozen. Also, the consensus is that the toughest math questions included a Venn diagram question (as in Chapter 12 lesson 5) and a couple of function questions (as in Chapter 14). The College Hill pre-test morning workout seemed to keep everyone fleet of mind and in good spirits. Brain snacks of choice this spring were Powerbars, peanut M&Ms, and Junior Mints. There's something about peppermint and the brain... Results to come! </p>
<p>The Skinny on the June 2006 SAT
4:07 PM PDT, June 17, 2006
Hey guys! Again, the toughest vocabulary words on this SAT were familiar to readers of McGraw-Hill's SAT. Here are nine of the toughies: amalgam (Chapter 6, Lesson 13), recalcitrant (Chapter 6, Lesson 23), tepid (Chapter 8, Lesson 6), platitude (Diagnostic Test, Section 5), jubilation (Chapter 6, Lesson 4), aloof (Practice Test 6, Section 6), indignation (Practice Test 1, Section 3), hackneyed (Chapter 6, Lesson 6), and paradigm (Chapter 6, Unit 6 Exercise Set 2).</p>
<p>On the math section, the SAT has continued its push toward more function questions, including quadratics (parabolas) and variation functions, so if you're studying, bone up on Chapter 14, particularly reflections, translations, compositions, and getting equations from graphs.</p>
<p>The (most common) essay assignment asked students to discuss whether advancements in technology cause society to neglect such things as education and the protection of the environment. The consensus of College Hill students is that it was tough but manageable, with most kids focusing on the environment. Some great examples cited in their essays included (on the education side) how overuse of graphing calculator causes a loss of number sense and analytical skill, and how Wikipedia causes the diffusion of authority, and (on the environmental side) how large-scale production has produced the illusion of unlimited resources, and how hybrid vehicles have "unseen" environmental costs. Others focused on the positive contribution of technology to education and the environment, citing the development of complex role-playing and problem-solving video games and renewable energy.</p>
<p>The results of the May SAT for College Hill Students were great, (with average improvements around 330 points), even though the Critical Reading section was tougher than usual and the College Board reports that scores dipped significantly this round.</p>
<p>Also, book is endorsed by Brian Williams, anchor of NBC News.</p>
<p>Also, if you want to study the words from this book more easily I put the list into flashcard form at flashcardexchange.com .. search for "SAT" .. and look for the one with 621 flashcards, enjoy ;) I've also included the roots!! ex: side 1: acrid adj. side 2 harsh smelling or tasting (acri bitter)</p>
<p>sopro... there are over 1000 SAT flashcards on that site. What keyword did you use when posting?</p>
<p>We have a review of McGraw Hill's book as well as 20 other prep books.</p>
<p>But to summarize, soprolahh, seems to make the point as well as we would - its a great book, but can be tedious to read. If you have a lot of time it is an excellent option, but if you want to get through material faster, then something like Up Your Score is preferable, but it does not havethe breadth of coverage like Black's book: McGraw-Hill SAT I.</p>
<p>the tags i used were sat vocabulary .. if you type in the search, my vocabulary list should come in the first 5. Note; I use the same username there, so it shouldn't be hard to find</p>
<p>direct link to the flashcards</p>
<p>i would recommend to study 50 cards a day . to do this, just check the box next to "question" on the top left corner. Scroll down, then choose the option to study in the options. enjoy</p>
<p>hey sopro</p>
<p>thanks for this link</p>
<p>... where did this list come from originally?</p>
<p>What if I don't want to study vocabs but only the "passage" part?</p>
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<p>Then you do just that. This is a free country (assuming you live in USA).</p>
<p>the list originally comes from this book. took a long time to do .. i hope you find this useful when you use it to help you study while using this book . 50 lessons of vocabulary .. took a long time to do, so enjoy ;)</p>