GRE® Vocabulary Flashcards
1600+ GRE vocabulary flashcards to accelerate your GRE prep and readiness!
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How can I improve my GRE vocabulary?
To boost your GRE vocabulary review, you need more than just reading lists; you need an active, daily practice that reinforces both meaning and usage. One of the most effective strategies to accomplish this is through practicing GRE flashcards, especially digital flashcards that incorporate efficient learning tactics like adaptive spaced repetition and active recall. (Spoiler alert: this is exactly what Brainscape delivers).
Which Vocabulary Do I Need to Know for the GRE?
The best words to review for the GRE are those that reappear frequently in reading comprehension and text completion questions. For a complete list of such words, download Brainscape’s certified GRE vocabulary flashcards (which also come with usage examples). Created in partnership with GRE experts, these vocabulary flashcards empower students to focus on the most commonly tested words, reinforcing them through repeated exposures that constantly adapt to your unique strengths and weaknesses. More than memorizing, these flashcards encourage active recall and contextual understanding, which will optimize your test scores and serve you well beyond the GRE.
Are 600 Words Enough for GRE?
Learning 600 words can give you a solid foundation for the GRE vocabulary test, especially if those are the most important GRE words frequently seen in official practice questions. Many students find that mastering a few hundred high-impact terms can significantly improve their performance on text completion and sentence equivalence sections. However, to really feel and be prepared for the GRE, you should review the entire GRE wordlist in Brainscape to 100% mastery (which covers the same vocabulary as Magoosh's flashcard app).
Additionally, rote memorizing vocabulary alone won’t carry you through the Verbal Reasoning & Analytical Writing sections—you’ll also need to understand how words function in context. Brainscape’s GRE words help you accomplish this by framing questions in two ways: those that compel you to recall the definition based on the word and those that compel you to recall the word based on the definition.
How Can I Make GRE Vocab Flashcards?
The very best way to make GRE vocab flashcards is to use a digital/online flashcard app that uses spaced repetition to help students learn as fast and as painlessly as humanly possible. For example: Brainscape. Then, focus on the list of high-frequency words found in GRE vocabulary questions: words that often appear in text completion and sentence equivalence sections. For each flashcard, include the word, its definition, a sample sentence, and a synonym or antonym. This gives you multiple ways to anchor the word in memory and prepares you to recognize it in different contexts.
