Vocabulary. Noun. The bane of a student’s existence when it comes to standardized testing. While one would think that learning the definition of a word is enough, the antonym section of the GRE makes sure that a student can accurately define what a word means and also what a word doesn’t...

In 2009, the pirates vs. ninjas debate became a sensation. With ninjas in the lead, who wouldn’t want to be one? How can you become a ninja without all the martial arts training? How about being a GRE Discrete Quantitative Comparison Ninja? Studying for the GRE is a daunting task, but why not...

Data interpretation is thought by many to be the most difficult section of the GRE math. Basically data interpretation questions require you to read and interpret data and provide statistical analysis on the data that you are presented with. Here is the official description from ETS about the data interpretation...

“The Quantitative section measures your basic mathematical skills, your understanding of elementary mathematical concepts, and your ability to reason quantitatively and solve problems in a quantitative setting. There is a balance of questions requiring arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis....

Some of the trickiest questions in the GRE quantitative section are the quantitative comparison questions. Different than any other questions on the test these questions measure: your ability to reason accurately about the relative sizes of two quantities and perceive whether or not your ability to...

GRE veterans understand that pacing is key. In fact, I’ve already written about pacing strategy for the quantitative section. While time management on the math section is relatively straightforward, the GRE Verbal section is a different beast. Time cannot be equally budgeted to each question,...

Added to the GRE in 2002 the analytical writing portion demands that test takers be able to do more than choose correct answers they must also be able to articulate your own ideas and arguments in a coherent way. The analytical writing section has two separately timed short essays. “Present Your Perspective...

As you’re already aware, owning the GRE requires sound test-taking strategy in addition to topical knowledge. For a reading/writing-centric person like myself, the quantitative section is already difficult enough without the added burden of a time crunch. If this has all of you fellow “C”...

The following is the ETS description of Problem Solving questions on the GRE. The problem solving questions are standard multiple-choice questions with five answer choices. To answer a question, select the best of the answer choices. Some problem solving questions are discrete while others occur in...

Sentence completions may look very familiar because at first glance they look much like your classic fill in the blank question. However, this first glance is misleading!! Unlike the fill in the blank questions you may have been used to in elementary school, these fill in the blanks are much more than...