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 : Hot Words for the SAT

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
EAN: 9780764136320
Edition: 3
ISBN: 0764136321
Label: Barron's Educational Series
Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 272
Publication Date: July 01, 2007
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series
Studio: Barron's Educational Series




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Product Description:
Updated and expanded to reflect the vocabulary and format of the current SAT's Critical Reading section, Hot Words for the SAT presents and defines more than 365 words that frequently appear on SAT exams. The book is divided into 35 lessons, each consisting of dozens of illustrative sentences and a thematic word cluster. Each cluster contains words having similar meanings or words that apply to similar circumstances. Also included are new pronunciation keys for each word, memory tips, expanded review exercises following every five lessons, and an alphabetical word index. College-bound students who successfully complete the book's exercises and master these words will expand their lifelong vocabulary and improve their chance for acceptance at the school of their choice.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Good word study
I have not yet finished this book but so far I do like the tests and study program. I do recommend this for vocabulary improvement.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Verbal Workout---for the SAT and BEYOND
I am a career coach who helps young people optimally position themselves to college, grad school and employers. I am also a parent who was very proactive about seeking out and purchasing SAT books which would give my son the tools to improve his standardized test scores.

Linda Carnevale's book was a powerful vocabulary-building tool for my son. Its unqiue strength is its categorization of words in related-meaning clusters, so a student can learn a number of words that have similar meanings, ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - HOT WORDS for the SAT
This book was awesome. I am able to remember 1 lessons per 2 days by using this book. I love cluster and the key to memorize the words.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Clustering is effective
I am taking the SAT in a week. This book uses a technique called clustering, where vocabulary words with similar meanings are grouped and studied together. It's been very helpful, as it also comes with mini self-tests and reviews.



Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Not sure if it's worth it.
Let's face it, chances are, we are not going to see any of these words in the SAT tests. Nevertheless, it's always good to know a few big words. This book certainly makes it easy to memorize vocabs. But if you just want to improve your SAT scores, it may not help you at all.







 






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