GRE and MAT Vocabulary

This site area focuses on vocabulary, which is central to the Miller Analogies Test as well as to certain types of GRE Verbal Reasoning questions.

Here you'll find a Q&A about GRE and MAT vocabulary, along with a list of practical suggestions as to how you can improve your vocabulary for either exam. Also available here is a 5-part diagnostic (multiple-choice quiz) that can help you gauge how prepared you are for GRE or MAT vocabulary questions.

Also see this vocabulary list, which provides definitions for all of the words from the 5-part quiz.

Widely recommended for MAT prep:

MAT book    Miller Analogies Test (MAT) with TestWare, 6th Ed.
Published by REA

This book/CD package provides testing information and tips, substantive reviews of all major content areas covered on the exam, and 8 practice tests (on CD).

Widely recommended for GRE prep:

GRE bookGRE book    Official Guide to the GRE revised General Test, 2d ed.
Educational Testing Service

GRE prep from ETS—the people who make the exam. The book provides vital testing information, sample questions, test-taking tips, full-length GRE exams (on CD), and more. [Kindle edition]