A fun way to build vocabulary and boost SAT scores Word puzzles are a proven tool for building vocabulary. They nudge the puzzler gently toward shades of meaning, synonym recognition, contextual interpretation, and making educated guesses--all the mental tricks needed to do well on the SAT verbal section. In SAT Vocabulary Express, a top test-prep coach teams up with a leading crossword puzzle author to offer students a fun, effective alternative to standard vocabulary builders. A unique learning tool for breaking the code in the SAT verbal section, this book features: Dozens of crosswords, anagrams, acrostics, cryptograms, and other fun, skill-building puzzles Brainteasers that stimulate vocabulary mastery Tips and techniques for using the puzzles to pump up vocabularies to unprecedented levels--painlessly!

A MUST for everyone who takes the SAT or wants to build a powerful vocabulary! Use this book to score high on the SAT or to build your English vocabulary to a phenomenal degree! Learn 300 Latin and Greek elements (roots, prefixes and suffixes) and 300 English vocabulary words at the remarkable rate of one new element or word per minute! This Dean Vaughn Total Retention System(tm) is fast, fun, and easy. You will learn how to remember the meanings of the 600 elements and words taught in this book! Like all Dean Vaughn Total Retention Systems, this book is designed for 100% retention! This same proven learning system has been used by millions of individuals in over 10,000 academic and business institutions to learn the meanings of 11,000 complex medical terms. It will now help you build a very powerful English vocabulary. No method of teaching English vocabulary has approached the speed of learning made possible by the Dean Vaughn Total Retention System. No method of learning has begun to approach the effectiveness of the proven memory techniques that make this system possible. At last, there is a way to learn vocabulary without tedious, boring memorization by repetition. With the Dean Vaughn Total Retention System you learn by imagining illogical visual associations already created for you. By recalling these associations (that are so illogical you can't forget them) you will remember the meanings to every element and word taught in this book. In just minutes per day you can easily build your vocabulary far greater than you have ever dreamed possible, and you will have fun doing it! The book includes a convenient review section, enabling you to quickly review the meanings of all the elements or words you have learned up to any point in the book. This book is the world's fastest and easiest method to build English vocabulary - GUARANTEED!

Larry Krieger is a renowned author and educator whose books and workshops have helped thousands of students achieve outstanding scores on the SAT. Larry has long recognized that students do not need to memorize dictionary-like lists of vocabulary words. As the author of the first three editions of the Direct Hits vocabulary books Larry pioneered the technique of using pop culture to illustrate difficult SAT words. The Essential 500 Words takes Larry's innovative techniques to a new level. Larry provides students with a variety of illustrative examples that include pop culture, student anecdotes, and Insider tips drawn from actual test examples. In addition, Larry also shows students how to use their vocabulary to answer both sentence completion and passage-based questions. The result is a unique book that will help students achieve high critical reading scores.Here is a brief summary of The Essential 500 Words' key features:47 chapters devoted to defining and illustrating SAT vocabulary words6 chapters devoted to answering sentence completion questions6 chapters devoted to answering passage-based questionsAn Appendix that contains the Top 30 SAT roots

Presents an approach to studying for the SAT and PSAT exams with crossword puzzles, anagram magic squares, word scrambles, brainteasers, matching-column, hidden meaning puzzles, and more.

Updated with more memory tips, expanded review exercises, and an alphabetical word index, the new edition of this popular vocabulary-building book presents and defines more than 365 words that frequently appear on SAT exams. The book is divided into 35 lessons, each lesson consisting of a word cluster. Each cluster contains words that have similar meanings or apply to similar circumstances. For instance, students encounter the words conciliate, mediate, and mitigate, and learn how they have different meanings that can sometimes be confused. A review exercise follows every five lessons with questions that closely reflect those found on the actual SAT.

Beginning in 2005, the SAT is implementing major revisions, including: ? New reading sections? Analogies removed? Multiple-Choice Grammar and Usage Questions ? Modified Reading Questions.Vocabulary Power Plus for the New SAT addresses all of the revisions in the test without vocabulary studies.Students will benefit from:? Focused prefix, suffix, and root practice? Challenging inference exercises? Detailed critical reading exercises? New SAT-style writing and grammar exercisesRecommended for grade 12

Don’t want to waste time on subject reviews because you’ve been there, done that? Pressed for time, or yearning for tips and strategies that will make it easier to succeed on the SAT? Then reach for Barron's SAT Express. You’ll find all the tips, tactics, and strategies you need to ace the test, including: An introduction to the SAT: When it’s given, how it’s scored, and when to take it Part One: Seeing the logic, balance, and details in English Part Two: The Reading Test: learning vocabulary, matching your questions, staying focused attacking special question types, plus reading, writing, and planning the optional essay Part Three: The Math Test: Calculator and Non-Calculator Sections, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Math in the Real World, Know General Math Tactics first, Practice Specific Types of Math Problems Second Part Four: Putting it All Together. Includes a practice test with explanations of practice test questions and instructions for calculating your score SAT Express is the fastest route to the highest score. This completely new book offers a laser-like focus on concepts and strategies, giving you the edge you need over other test-takers. Includes appendixes of BIG strategies and Important Math Tactics.