Magoosh Vocab Flashcard eBook

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GRE VOCAB

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introduction

What is Magoosh? What’s on the cards? Printing instructions How to use 4 5 6-7 8

flashcards

Most Common GRE Words Top 10 GRE Words of 2012 Top 5 Basic GRE Words

Common Words that Students Always Get Wrong Tricky “Easy” GRE Words with Multiple Meanings Interesting (and International) Word Origins

Around the World French Words Eponyms

Words with Strange Origins Themed Lists

Vocab from Within

People You Wouldn’t Want To Meet Religious Words

Words from Political Scandals

Money Matters: How Much Can You Spend? Money Matters: Can’t Spend it Fast Enough Money Matters: A Helping (or Thieving!) Hand Preposterous Prepositions

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extra resources

Recommended Reading Other Resources Practice Questions Sentence Equivalence Text Competion Reading Comprehension 9 10 11-13 11 12 13

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flashcards (cont.)

By the Letter A-Words C-Words

Easily Confusable F-Words “X” Words

High-Difficulty Words

Negation Words: Misleading Roots

Difficult Words that the GRE Loves to Use Re- Doesn’t Always Mean Again

double 170-173 ; single 175-176 double 178-181 ; single 183-184 double 186-187 ; single 189 double 191-192 ; single 194 double 197-198 ; single 200 double 202-205 ; single 207-208 double 210-211 ; single 213 Them’s Fighting Words

Animal Mnemonics Webster’s Favorite “Occupy” Vocabulary Compound Words Halloween Vocab Talkative Words

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WHAT IS MAGOOSH?

We help you study for the GRE online.

20 hours

of videos to learn from

We offer

200 math, verbal, and AWA lesson videos

Over

1000

math and verbal practice questions

Video explanations

after every question.

Email support

from our

expert tutors.

Customizable

practice sessions and mock tests.

Personalized

statistics based on performance.

Access

anytime,

anywhere from any internet-connected device.

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WHAT’S ON THE CARDS?

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION

Words come with great stories. And what better way to lodge a word deep into long term memory than learning that ‘protean’ comes from the Greek god Proteus, who was able to change shape at will.

BACKSTORY

Each word is assigned a category to help you remember the word. ‘Kowtow’ falls in ‘around the world’, which makes perfect sense when you read the backstory.

EXAMPLE

SENTENCE

Context is critical on the GRE. Oftentimes, a pure definition is not enough to truly understand words. Each card will have an example sentence so you can see how the word functions in context.

The front of the Magoosh flashcard looks very similar to any other flashcard (except for the killer purple). Once you turn over the flashcard, we offer a whole lot more than just a definition.

LINK TO OUR WEBSITE

Every card is labeled with the link to our website so you can find the rest of our study materials, GRE blog, and popular online test-prep program to further your studying needs!

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printing instructions

one-sided flashcards

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Keep default print options. If your printer allows for printing without margins, change them to 0. Otherwise, change margins to 0.5 inches for top and bottom and 0.25 inches for left and right.

Under the print dialog, keep the default settings but click on the dropdown next to paper size. Select “manage custom sizes”. In the new dialog, click the plus button on the left side and enter the above numbers in the blanks. If your printer does not allow 0 margins, put 0.5 in for top and bottom and 0.25 in for left and right.

Select the second option to specify page numbers and refer table of contents under single for the page range to print.

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printing instructions

two-sided flashcards

If your printer allows for two-sided printing, then select that option in the print dialogue. However, if you don’t, you can do double sided printing manually by following these

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After following the instructions on the previous page, refer to the table of contents for the page range of the flashcard set you wish to print. Look under “double” and enter the first number in the range to the “pages” setting of the print dialogue.

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When the printer prints out the page, pick up the printed page exactly as it came out from the printer, then flip it around by its long side. Place the page back in the paper slot/tray for the printer with the blank side up.

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In the print dialogue, change the page number to be of the next page in the flashcard set. After the second page is printed, print the third page on a new piece of paper and repeat.

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how to use

general tips

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DO NOT BITE OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW. Learning hundreds of words while only having a tenuous grasp of them is not efficacious. Instead, learn words at a rate in which they are not falling out of your head.

USE THESE WORDS. Whether you are walking down the street, or even watching a television show, see if you can apply the words you learnt that day.

READ, READ, READ. Reading is an excellent way to supplement vocab lists and flashcards. Be a word detective, and significantly augment your vocabulary.

tricks & strategies

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COME UP WITH CLEVER AND WACKY ASSOCIATIONS. Another way of saying this: use mnemonics. A mnemonic is a creative way of remembering a word. Even if you don’t happen to have a friend named Amy or Greg, you can get creative and wacky with your associations! The beauty of nmemonics is that they only have to make sense to you.

example: gregarious and amiable

Hi! I’m Amy! Amy is very friendly and therefore amiable

Hi! I’m Greg! While Greg is outgoing and gregarious

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ODD MAN IN.Take 100 flashcards and quiz yourself on each one. The ones you do not answer correctly put in one pile. At the very end look at this pile and study the words. Then take those words and once again go through each one. If you do not remember the words a second time, put them in a pile. This last pile represents your problem words. Take this deck of flashcards and carry it with you to use and remember!

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the best american series

the classics

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OTHER RESOURCES

The Internet is a great resource for vocabulary. So, check out these links, and they should help you develop a stronger vocabulary that will definitely come in handy on the day of your exam.

We have Vocabulary Wednesday videos and word lists every week, so be sure to check in for blog posts about everything on the GRE—not just vocab, but Math and Writing and the rest of the Verbal section as well.

This helpful word-of-the-day does more than just define a word. It cites the word as used in context from The New York Times galaxy of articles. These articles generally tend to be a trove of other useful words.

Any word (and by any, I mean any) you can think of is defined, along with a plethora of examples taken from a gamut of sources (from Shakespeare to the last Yahoo article). If you want context on a word, this is the place to get it.

Their word-of-the-day feature is great—a dictionary.com definition right below the word, along with popular uses of the word in media (this last part is great for getting the sense of context).

http://magoosh.com/gre

learning.blogs.nytimes.com

http://www.wordnik.com

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practice questions

sentence equivalence

Select exactly two words that best complete the sentence and produce sentences that are alike in meaning.

The answers are “prevarication” and “equivocation”.

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practice questions

text completion

For each blank select one word from each column that best completes each sentence.

The answers are “colorful”, “garrulous”, and “gregarious”.

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practice questions

reading comprehension

Choose the option that best answers the question.

The answer is B.

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

MOST COMMON

GRE WORDS

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

TOP 10 WORDS

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TOP 10 WORDS

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

TOP 5 BASIC

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TOP 5 BASIC

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

COMMONLY MISTAKEN

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COMMONLY MISTAKEN

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

TRICKY “EASY”

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TRICKY “EASY”

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INTERESTING (AND

INTERNATIONAL)

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AROUND THE WORLD

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AROUND THE WORLD

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FRENCH WORDS

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FRENCH WORDS

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EPOYNYMS

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EPOYNYMS

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STRANGE ORIGINS

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STRANGE ORIGINS

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

VOCAB FROM WITHIN

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VOCAB FROM WITHIN

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WOULDN’T WANT TO MEET

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WOULDN’T WANT TO MEET

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

RELIGIOUS WORDS

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RELIGIOUS WORDS

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POLITICAL SCANDALS

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POLITICAL SCANDALS

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HOW MUCH CAN

YOU SPEND?

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HOW MUCH CAN

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CAN’T SPEND IT

FAST ENOUGH

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CAN’T SPEND IT

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

A HELPING HAND

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A HELPING HAND

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PREPOSTEROUS

PREPOSITIONS

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PREPOSTEROUS

PREPOSITIONS

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THEM’S FIGHTING WORDS

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THEM’S FIGHTING WORDS

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ANIMAL MNEMONICS

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ANIMAL MNEMONICS

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WEBSTER’S FAVORITES

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WEBSTER’S FAVORITES

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

OCCUPY VOCABULARY

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OCCUPY VOCABULARY

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COMPOUND WORDS

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COMPOUND WORDS

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HALLOWEEN VOCAB

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HALLOWEEN VOCAB

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TALKATIVE WORDS

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TALKATIVE WORDS

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A-WORDS

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A-WORDS

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C-WORDS

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C-WORDS

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F-WORDS

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F-WORDS

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X-WORDS

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X-WORDS

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

HIGH DIFFICULTY

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VOCAB FLASHCARDS

MISLEADING ROOTS

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MISLEADING ROOTS

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Magoosh Vocab Flashcard eBook

GRE VOCAB

FLASHCARDS

presents

Table of Contents

introduction

flashcards

extra resources

Table of Contents

flashcards (cont.)

WHAT IS MAGOOSH?

We help you study for the GRE online.

20 hours

of videos to learn from

We offer

200

math, verbal, and AWA lesson videos

Over

1000

math and verbal practice questions

Video explanations

after every question.

Email support

from our

expert tutors.

Customizable

practice sessions and mock tests.

Personalized

statistics based on performance.

Access

anytime,

anywhere from any internet-connected device.

WHAT’S ON THE CARDS?

CATEGORY DESCRIPTION

BACKSTORY

EXAMPLE

SENTENCE

LINK TO OUR WEBSITE

printing instructions

one-sided flashcards

WINDOWS

MACINTOSH

printing instructions

two-sided flashcards

instruc-1

2

3

how to use

general tips

2

tricks & strategies

1

2

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3

RECOMMENDED READING

the best american series

the classics

OTHER RESOURCES

http://magoosh.com/gre

learning.blogs.nytimes.com

http://www.wordnik.com

practice questions

sentence equivalence

practice questions

text completion

practice questions

reading comprehension

VOCAB FLASHCARDS

MOST COMMON

GRE WORDS

VOCAB FLASHCARDS

TOP 10 WORDS

VOCAB FLASHCARDS

TOP 10 WORDS

VOCAB FLASHCARDS

TOP 5 BASIC

VOCAB FLASHCARDS

TOP 5 BASIC

VOCAB FLASHCARDS

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