Barron's Essential Words for the GRE (Barron's GRE). This item is unavailable.Barron's Essential Words for the GRE (Barron's GRE)

An extensive working vocabulary is a prerequisite for test-taking success on the GRE Graduate Record Exam. This revised and updated test preparation guide presents 800 college-graduate-level words with definitions that frequently appear on the exam, while also familiarizing test takers with how the words are generally used in various contexts. Additional features include a pretest that serves as a diagnostic, a lengthy word list with extensive sentence-completion exercises, and a chapter that discusses and analyzes essential word roots. The book concludes with a detailed posttest. Answers are provided for all exercises and for all questions in the posttest.

Philip Geer, Ed.M., has taught English language and literature for more than 30 years, and has also prepared students for various standardized tests of verbal ability. He is the author of "Barron's 6 SAT Practice Tests," "Essential Words for the GRE," "Barron's GRE Verbal Workbook," and "Picture These SAT Words." He is the academic director of Mentaurs, an educational consultancy that prepares students for standardized tests such as the SAT and the GRE. Students who need help with the writing section of the SAT or GRE can contact him at director@mentaurs.com.