<p>So I purchased two books. Wordsmart by Princeton Review and The unofficial sat word dictionary. Looks like I blew $20 for wordsmart, I bought it because of it being made by P.R. So with that said I made a dedication to study 35 words each day until my SAT I test date in June 1. Is it possible to learn 35 words each day, and memorize by heart? If you guys have other suggestions of how I can study for vocabs and which lists are good, feel free to post.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>The Sparknotes 1000 might have been a better free alternative if you can still return them. Well I have memorized well over 700 words for the SAT, and can tell you that the BEST way to remember these words is to make these words unique to you and yourself. For example, to memorize the word laud, I told myself that I "praise" Steve Smith, my favorite NFL player. That definition is unique to me and I'll remember it. Make a sentence out of it that pertains to your life. Sometimes, finding some part of the word to relate to a part of your life can work. When you look at a word, try to find something in the word(the word itself, the letters) to relate to something that you DO know.</p>
<p>Use the words in everyday conversation. 35 words a day is a lot. I think that somewhere around 7 (yes, seven) a day is good. I guess it depends on how many words you need to know. You probably won't be able to fit in 35 words a day.</p>
<p>Remember that you can always retake the SAT in the fall.</p>
<p>I don't think you should memorize words. It's too much work for too little gain, really. But if you really want to, then try to tie each word in with a funny definition or cartoon while you learn it, do word exercises by writing a couple sentences with the word using it different ways. Writing by hand if that helps you memorize. I personally think you should just read books, that's the easiest way, but then it's also the hardest if you don't like reading in the first place :(</p>
<p>Ok guys I'm hearing different things of which list to study.</p>
<p>I hear " Unofficial SAT Word dictionary ", " Sparknotes 1,000 Frequently used List " , Barrons Vocab list, PR List.</p>
<p>Which shall I use, which one helped you guys on recent test.</p>
<p>tnx</p>
<p>^, So if my test day is in June 1. Should I do 10 a night and study them each day, which leaves me about 3 months to master?</p>
<p>Is the test date the first? I thought it was the 7th. Guess I'm going to be the only one testing on the 7th, huh? :p
Right now I'm using the Barrons list. Once I finish writing them all out, I'll check that list with "The Underground Guide to The SAT"s vocab list, and then I'll compile a master list.</p>
<p>It's either June 1 or 7th. Not too sure!</p>
<p>There is something to the old adage, practice makes perfect.</p>
<p>Best of luck in your test.</p>
<p>well you're going to know quite a few of the vocab words already in any list....i got the box of 1000 sparknotes flashcards and knew at least 300-500 of them when i started....this last week i'm down to 250 words that i still need to learn....i'm just hoping it will be worth it.</p>
<p>I'm reviving this thread... long story short I awakened this morning at 4:21am and the TV had an infomercial about the computer program Wordsmart..($200)</p>
<p>I am a parent, not a student. I'm thinking ahead for my 9th grader. I have already advised her that the best way to prepare for these tests is to simply read a lot. Her english class requires 300 pages per week, so she is in fact reading books of her choice.</p>
<p>To supplement that, I think it would be good for her to spend some time formally working on her vocabulary.</p>
<p>So downstairst to the computer, and an hour later I concluded that instead of the $200 Wordsmart perhaps the Kaplan PSAT/SAT/ACT gold edition software $25. </p>
<p>Have others used the Kaplan? Success?</p>
<p>WordMaster, I came across your free site today. Thank you for that contribution. I decided to try it to see if I might recommend it to my DD. I'm sorry to say I quit after getting about 75 right and one wrong... Attribute, which I answered was a note at the bottom of the page citing a reference (or something like that) and the correct answer was "to someone". Anyway, I tried 15 or so words from each of the four levels of black, white, yellow, brown?. Is there a more difficult level of words? It didn't seem as though the words I saw were too tricky or difficult. I guess age has its benefits, but I somehow expected more rarely used words... words that I would not recognize.</p>
<p>I've never used the Kaplan Gold Edition, but I've used Kaplan in general and have not been impressed.</p>
<p>test day is the 7th</p>
<p>the 1st is a Sunday</p>
<p>I know because the 31st is my birthday: a Saturday</p>
<p>Well, Happy Birthday! (albeit a bit early) :)</p>
<p>How about trying testmojo:</a> SAT Wordlists ? I like the fact that I can create my own wordlists and search for words and their synonyms in the dictionary.</p>