<p>I am trying to find the best vocab list to begin studying from for the SAT I Critical Reasoning portion however the more that I search for these lists, the more that I seem to find. </p>
<p>Thousands upon thousands of words until they all seem like one giant blur. I want to begin studying words that will be of the most help on the SAT I Critical Reasoning portion however I can't seem to narrow it down to a solid 1000 words or so.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if the makers of the SAT test actually put out there own vocab list that they recommend you study from? I understand entirely that even if the words are not on the test that learning them will help in making me that much more educated however at this juncture I am soley focused on my performance on the SAT.</p>
<p>If anyone can send me a few links to where I can get an "official SAT vocab list" or something of the like, I would be forever grateful.</p>
<p>I don't think there are official vocab list. Vocab list makers just use frequent words that show up on real SATs. I think it will help you if you get the 10 reals and pull out the words that you don't know. </p>
<p>If not, I recommend wordmaster, princeton's hit parade, or barron's high frequency list. I believe its useless to study over a thousand words...Instead, I chose wordmaster, hit parade and memorized the preffixes and suffixes. I found the prefixes and sufixes really helpful when I didn't know a word in the CR section. </p>
<p>Remember I'm just telling you what works for me, not supporting one technique over another.</p>
<p>I say don't bother with it. Replacing the time you would allot for memorizing with actual reading will help you much more on the reading section of the SAT. Just do lots of practice tests, look at all the questions you are getting wrong, figure out why the hell you are getting them wrong, and figure out how you can personally get the questions right. There really is not secret. Classes will only set deadlines for you, so if you have self discipline, dont bother buying a tutor.</p>