GRE Verbal Tips Archives

GRE verbal tips can be narrowed down to 3 main tasks. First, read GRE level materials. Second, study challenging vocabulary words. And third, work on your pacing! It sounds simple, but actually takes a lot of effort and excellent resources if you want to do well. We're here to help.

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GRE Verbal Reasoning: Five Tips for Doing Well

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

GRE expert Chris Lele covers 5 GRE Verbal Reasoning tips to help you prepare for the GRE verbal test. Read for quick, useful strategies.

I Am Terrible at GRE Verbal – Help!

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Tired of having a negative attitude towards the GRE Verbal? Check this post for some helpful tips on how to feel better about studying for the GRE!

Pacing on the GRE Verbal Sections

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Struggling with pacing on the GRE Verbal section? Check out these helpful tips for improving your pace and answering more questions on the GRE.

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How to Improve GRE Reading Comprehension

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

GRE Reading Comprehension is probably the most difficult section to improve upon. But even if it takes time, improvement is possible! Find out more here.

Active Reading Strategies for the GRE

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Simple Active Reading Strategies, such as simplifying major components of GRE reading passages in your head, and paying close attention to structure words, can help you easily understand GRE Reading passages.

Turn Words and Phrases on the GRE

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Discover why the so called “shift words” are the key to deriving the author’s intent and how he or she arrives at her main point on the GRE Verbal.

GRE Academic Structures

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Magoosh’s expert Chris Lele shows you some of the most common academic phrases you can expect to see on the GRE Reading Comprehension.

What to Do When You Don’t Know a Word on the GRE

By Kevin Rocci In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Magoosh’s Kevin Rocci shares a few tips and strategies about memorizing words and what to do when you don’t know a word on the GRE.

Pacing on GRE Reading Comprehension (RC)

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Smart pacing on the GRE Reading Comprehension questions can be tough, but is paramount to increasing your GRE Verbal score. These are some smart tips to follow.

Should I Take Notes on GRE Reading Passages?

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Should you take notes on GRE Reading passages? Find out why active reading is a better option than note taking!

GRE Reading Comprehension Technique

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Having trouble avoiding the traps on the GRE Reading Comprehension? Here is a technique that will help you discover the main idea of a passage!

Difficult GRE Reading Comprehension

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

Want to take your GRE Reading Comprehension skills to the next level? Find out how you can use the LSAT guide to practice.

GRE Verbal Study Tips

By Chris Lele In: GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Tips

The GRE Verbal section is one of the hardest English tests you'll take. So how do you prepare for GRE Verbal? GRE expert Chris has some helpful study tips.