--- product_id: 83631593 title: "500 Essential Words: GRE Vocabulary Flashcards Including Definitions, Usage Notes, Related Words, and Etymology (Manhattan Prep GRE Prep)" price: "£32.51" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/83631593-500-essential-words-gre-vocabulary-flashcards-including-definitions-usage-notes store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # 500 Essential Words: GRE Vocabulary Flashcards Including Definitions, Usage Notes, Related Words, and Etymology (Manhattan Prep GRE Prep) **Price:** £32.51 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 500 Essential Words: GRE Vocabulary Flashcards Including Definitions, Usage Notes, Related Words, and Etymology (Manhattan Prep GRE Prep) - **How much does it cost?** £32.51 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/83631593-500-essential-words-gre-vocabulary-flashcards-including-definitions-usage-notes) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Manhattan Prep and its top-notch GRE instructors release the most comprehensive set of GRE flashcards on the market. Manhattan Prep's 500 Essential Words: GRE Vocabulary Flashcards go above and beyond other GRE flashcards on the market. Designed to help students develop a lasting understanding of words in a GRE-relevant context, the backs of all cards contain easy-to-understand definitions plus additional tools to facilitate your learning, like usage notes, related words, etymology, and more. 500 Essential Words is the first in a 2-volume set of GRE flashcards--start your GRE test prep with essential words and graduate to advanced vocabulary with 500 Advanced Words . Together, the sets comprise the most comprehensive vocabulary study tool on the market. Review: Best GRE flashcards I've seen. Here are 2 things I like and 2 things I don't like. - I'm a long-time GRE tutor, and I've gotten a perfect score on the verbal section. Nearly all of my students need to work on their vocabulary for the GRE. These flashcards are a great choice to accomplish that. Things I like: 1. The words are relevant. 99% of these words could, in my opinion, appear on the GRE. Some companies have pretty obscure vocabulary in their flashcards, but Manhattan's do a nice job of picking words that actually might be tested. 2. The front of the card has the word, the part of speech along with alternate parts of speech (for example, "abate" is a verb but "abatement" is a noun, and the pronunciation (using a word in your daily conversations will help you learn it). The back of the card has a brief definition (brief is good), a sentence using the word, related words (that have similar meanings), and etymology for the word. I was especially glad to see the etymology - knowing the origins of a word is one extra link in your brain to make the definition stick. Things that could be improved: 1. There's no instruction provided for using the cards. Yeah, I know, looking at a flashcard is pretty self-explanatory. But having an efficient way to study them will save you time. I usually suggest periodic review. For example, today is July 3rd. If I study 10 cards today, I would want to review them on perhaps July 6th. But then my next review of those 10 cards would be July 12th. By doubling the amount of time between reviews, you're making it more likely you're only studying the cards when their memory is fading - which may help you remember them better than if you're studying them when you still remember them well. 2. The sentences using the words are not very creative or exciting. When we memorize something, our brain will hold on to it better if it evokes an emotional response. Finally, an FYI. The average person will know maybe 25% of these words. You may know more, or less. That doesn't mean the cards aren't a good buy - they are, for the above reasons. And I often see people who "kind of" know a word, or who are "familiar" with it... but who can't accurately define it. So don't be put off if the words look familiar. And the more familiar a word, the more likely it probably is to appear on the GRE or even in a GRE reading passage. The Bottom Line These cards are a great way to improve vocabulary for the GRE. In my study plans, you'll find all my GRE prep recommendations. Review: Essential words - Just to improve my vocabulary - I'm an older aged person and I just want to improve my volcabulary. I had a set of these when I started out while in Junior College (that's what we called them back then) to help in English Literature and Eassy writing. Somewhere along the way I throw them out. So I was looking for flashcards that would covered pretty much the basic vocabulary words that I could use to keep my brain power active. These flashcards are very useful to helpful to expand your vocabulary or just to get a better understanding of words. I noticed while reading fiction and non-fiction books I come across words that I guess at its meaning based on how it's used in the sentence. So with these flashcards, I can expand my understanding of words better and tune in correctly to how a particular word is being used in a sentence. Additionally, I like the back of the flashcards which provide an easy understanding of the word, a couple of good definitions of the word and other element about that word (place of origin). If you're a parent wanting to help your children get a grip on improving their vocabulary, this set of Essential Words (GRE) will be a plus factor for college. Well worth the investment. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #55,224 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #87 in Reference (Books) #89 in Test Flash Cards #294 in Study Guides (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 979 Reviews | ## Images ![500 Essential Words: GRE Vocabulary Flashcards Including Definitions, Usage Notes, Related Words, and Etymology (Manhattan Prep GRE Prep) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61HLwwdHxZL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Best GRE flashcards I've seen. Here are 2 things I like and 2 things I don't like. *by V***N on July 3, 2019* I'm a long-time GRE tutor, and I've gotten a perfect score on the verbal section. Nearly all of my students need to work on their vocabulary for the GRE. These flashcards are a great choice to accomplish that. Things I like: 1. The words are relevant. 99% of these words could, in my opinion, appear on the GRE. Some companies have pretty obscure vocabulary in their flashcards, but Manhattan's do a nice job of picking words that actually might be tested. 2. The front of the card has the word, the part of speech along with alternate parts of speech (for example, "abate" is a verb but "abatement" is a noun, and the pronunciation (using a word in your daily conversations will help you learn it). The back of the card has a brief definition (brief is good), a sentence using the word, related words (that have similar meanings), and etymology for the word. I was especially glad to see the etymology - knowing the origins of a word is one extra link in your brain to make the definition stick. Things that could be improved: 1. There's no instruction provided for using the cards. Yeah, I know, looking at a flashcard is pretty self-explanatory. But having an efficient way to study them will save you time. I usually suggest periodic review. For example, today is July 3rd. If I study 10 cards today, I would want to review them on perhaps July 6th. But then my next review of those 10 cards would be July 12th. By doubling the amount of time between reviews, you're making it more likely you're only studying the cards when their memory is fading - which may help you remember them better than if you're studying them when you still remember them well. 2. The sentences using the words are not very creative or exciting. When we memorize something, our brain will hold on to it better if it evokes an emotional response. Finally, an FYI. The average person will know maybe 25% of these words. You may know more, or less. That doesn't mean the cards aren't a good buy - they are, for the above reasons. And I often see people who "kind of" know a word, or who are "familiar" with it... but who can't accurately define it. So don't be put off if the words look familiar. And the more familiar a word, the more likely it probably is to appear on the GRE or even in a GRE reading passage. The Bottom Line These cards are a great way to improve vocabulary for the GRE. In my study plans, you'll find all my GRE prep recommendations. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential words - Just to improve my vocabulary *by A***R on November 13, 2024* I'm an older aged person and I just want to improve my volcabulary. I had a set of these when I started out while in Junior College (that's what we called them back then) to help in English Literature and Eassy writing. Somewhere along the way I throw them out. So I was looking for flashcards that would covered pretty much the basic vocabulary words that I could use to keep my brain power active. These flashcards are very useful to helpful to expand your vocabulary or just to get a better understanding of words. I noticed while reading fiction and non-fiction books I come across words that I guess at its meaning based on how it's used in the sentence. So with these flashcards, I can expand my understanding of words better and tune in correctly to how a particular word is being used in a sentence. Additionally, I like the back of the flashcards which provide an easy understanding of the word, a couple of good definitions of the word and other element about that word (place of origin). If you're a parent wanting to help your children get a grip on improving their vocabulary, this set of Essential Words (GRE) will be a plus factor for college. Well worth the investment. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommend for anyone studying for the GRE *by A***Z on April 3, 2024* The words are very relevant to the study material I am using and they are helping me greatly. The cards are in good quality paper material, so that's a plus. Also a big fan of the format (word, pronunciation, and part of speech in the front; definition(s), sentence example(s), synonyms (sometimes), and extra information in the back). It would be nice is every word has a section with a list of all synonyms. It would also be nice if every word has a section for the connotation of the word. But overall, great study material. ## Frequently Bought Together - 500 Essential Words: GRE Vocabulary Flashcards - 500 Advanced Words: GRE Vocabulary Flashcards (Manhattan Prep GRE Prep) - 5 lb. 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