<p>Well, there is definitely a purpose to having a large vocabulary. It helps you to be more precise in your writing and project a certain level of intelligence.</p>
<p>However, I am very doubtful of how must students study for the SAT. Memorizing a huge list of vocab words isn’t going to give you the ability <em>use</em> those words. A better way is to simply be an avid reader of advanced English, such as writing found in magazines such as The New Yorker.</p>