Gary Gruber presents a new guide for students honing their vocabulary for the SAT. With more tools and lists than the competition, this guide goes beyond just words and definitions to also give: Prefixes and roots that denote the same meaning or feeling Commonly confused words The 291 most frequent SAT words 50 vocabulary tests For more than 30 years, Dr. Gary Gruber has been the leading authority on testing and test preparation. The exclusive Gruber Method has helped students raise their SAT scores by as much as 600 points. These strategies show students how to think best about problems and can be used consistently on every test. THE MOST TRUSTED METHODS: More schools use Dr. Gruber's books for SAT courses than any other SAT books. PBS chose Dr. Gruber to train teachers nationally to improve the nation's SAT scores. Sylvan Learning Centers contracted Dr. Gruber exclusively to create and develop national SAT and ACT courses to increase scores and critical thinking abilities. WHAT STUDENTS AND PARENTS ARE SAYING: "In just two hours, you were able to boost my son Lance's SAT scores by 200 points." Amy Loomis, Mill Valley, CA "I've gone through almost all the SAT books I can get ahold of, and so far the best is the Gruber's SAT book. I wish I could have found it earlier." Online review "With the aid of your books, my scores improved so dramatically that I am now anticipating acceptance into schools that I was reluctant to even apply to." Lauren Frascieloo, Princeton, NJ "In regards to the breadth and quality of material offered, the difference between Gruber's and other publications is quite astonishing. Indeed, only Gruber's deserves the highest recommendation in SAT preparation." Online review (20110421)
Author(s): Gary Gruber
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 288
Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Purpose of This Book
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What This Book Contains......Page 12
How to Use This Book Most Effectively......Page 13
Vocabulary BuildingThat Is Guaranteed To Raise Your SAT Score......Page 14
Knowing Word Meanings Is Essential for a Higher SAT Score......Page 16
Ten Steps to Word Power......Page 17
No One Can Dispute This Fact!......Page 18
Developing Your Vocabulary Through Prefixes, Rots, and Suffixes That Can Give You the Meaning of over 200,000 Words......Page 20
Latin and Greek Roots......Page 22
English Prefixes......Page 30
Latin Prefixes......Page 31
Greek Prefixes......Page 33
English Suffixes......Page 34
Latin Suffixes......Page 38
Greek Suffixes......Page 40
The Hot Prefixes and Roots that Denote the Same Meaning or Feeling......Page 42
Prefixes that mean bad......Page 44
Prefixes that mean away from, not, or against......Page 45
Prefixes that denote distance......Page 46
Roots......Page 47
Prefix-Root-Sufix Test with Answers(Ten Questions)......Page 50
Three Vocabulary Strategies......Page 56
Vocabulary Strategy 1: Use Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes to Get theMeanings of Words......Page 58
Vocabulary Strategy 2: Pay Attention to the Sound or Feeling of the Word—Whether Positive or Negative, Harsh or Mild, Big or Little, Etc.......Page 63
Vocabulary Strategy 3: Use Word Associations to Determine Word Meanings and Their Opposites......Page 68
Practice Using the Fifty Gruber Prefixes and Roots......Page 72
Roots......Page 74
Prefixes......Page 80
The Most Frequent Positive-Negative SAT Words—Words That Have the Same Meaning; Practice Questions with Answers......Page 88
Practice Questions......Page 99
The 2300 Vocabulary Word Review List......Page 102
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B......Page 108
C......Page 110
D......Page 115
E......Page 119
F......Page 122
G......Page 124
H......Page 126
I......Page 127
L......Page 131
M......Page 133
N......Page 136
O......Page 137
P......Page 138
R......Page 144
S......Page 148
T......Page 152
U......Page 154
V......Page 155
W......Page 156
Z......Page 157
Fifty Vocabulary Practice Tests of One Thousand Words Whose Meanings You Should Know......Page 158
Vocabulary Test 1......Page 160
Vocabulary Test 2......Page 162
Vocabulary Test 3......Page 164
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Vocabulary Test 48......Page 254
Vocabulary Test 49......Page 256
Vocabulary Test 50......Page 258
Answers to Vocabulary Tests......Page 260
A list of Words Appearing More Than Once on the SAT......Page 274
Words Comonly Confused......Page 278
Back Cover
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