<p>I agree with you. For actually increasing my knowledge of English and the vocabulary I plan on reading many classics and subscribing to magazines. But for now, as you can tell, time is short, so I have to rely on rote memorization of general definitions. But I agree, there is a life after the SAT, and I plan on educating myself more, but by reading. I am not memorizing these words so I can claim I became more educated, no, I am only memorizing them now to get past this SAT hurdle.</p>