Gruber's SAT Word Master : The Most Effective Way to Learn the Most Important Sat Vocabulary Words

by Gruber, Gary R., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9781402260728
• ISBN10: 1402260725
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-01
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc

Summary

Gary Gruber, the leading expert and independent voice in SAT test-prep with more than 7 million books sold, presents a new guide for students honing their vocabulary skills for the tough SAT test. With more tools and lists than the competition, this guide goes beyond just words and definitions to also give tests, hot prefixes and roots, words that have the same meaning, and much more, including: Prefixes and roots which denote the same meaning or feeling Words commonly confused The 291 most frequent SAT words 100 vocabulary tests

Author Biography

Gary R. Gruber, PhD, is recognized nationally as the leading expert on the SAT, test-taking methods, and critical-thinking skills. His books on test taking and critical-thinking skills have sold more than 7 million copies. Visit www.drgarygruber.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Purpose of This Book	p. viii
What This Book Contains	p. ix
How to Use This Book Most Effectively	p. x
Vocabulary Building That Is Guaranteed to Raise Your SAT Score	p. 1
Knowing Word Meanings Is Essential for a Higher SAT Score	p. 3
Ten Steps to Word Power	p. 4
Diagnostic Vocabulary Test with Answers	p. 7
Developing Your Vocabulary Through Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes That Can Give You the Meaning of Over 200,000 Words	p. 11
The Hot Prefixes and Roots That Denote the Same Meaning or Feeling	p. 33
Prefix-Root-Suffix Test with Answers (Ten Questions)	p. 41
Three Vocabulary Strategies	p. 47
Practice Using the Fifty Gruber Prefixes and Roots	p. 63
The Most Frequent Positive-Negative SAT Words-Words That Have die Same Meaning; Practice Questions with Answers	p. 79
The 2300 Vocabulary Word Review List	p. 93
Fifty Vocabulary Practice Tests of One Thousand Words Whose Meanings You Should Know	p. 149
A List of Words Appearing More Than Once on the SAT	p. 265
Words Commonly Confused	p. 269
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