Cracking the GRE, with DVD

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Random House, 2010 - Education - 447 pages

If it’s on the GRE, it’s in this book.Cracking the GRE with DVD, 2011 Edition, includes:

• Access to 4 full-length practice tests online, plus more than 300 questions in the book
• Everything you need to know for the current version of the GRE, plus info on changes coming in late 2011
• Detailed explanations for every practice question
• Engaging video tutorials from our top instructors
• Practical information on the what, when, where, and how of the GRE
• Techniques for turning difficult algebra problems into easy arithmetic problems
• Strategies to help you solve even the toughest questions in Text Completions, Reading Comprehension, Quantitative Comparisons, and more
• Online, interactive tutorial lessons with extra practice problems
 

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Contents

Orientation
1
Introduction
3
General Strategy
17
How to Crack the Verbal Section
31
Analogies
37
Sentence Completions
56
Antonyms
83
Reading Comprehension
98
How to Crack the Analytical Writing Section
297
The Basics of the Issue Topic
309
Writing the Issue Essay
317
The Basics of Arguments
331
Writing the Argument Essay
345
More Techniques
353
Practice
363
Ready for Some GRE Aerobics?
365

Vocabulary for the GRE
119
How to Crack the Math Section
163
The Geography of the Math Section
165
Numbers
173
Algebra into Arithmetic
203
Math Applications
225
Geometry
267
Practice Sets
369
Answers and Explanations
393
Analytical Writing Practice Sets and Sample Essays
423
Accommodated Testing
439
Paying for Graduate School 101
443
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