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.

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Product Details

Publisher	Barron's Educational Series
ISBN	0764136321
Format	Paperback
Author	Linda Carnevale
EAN	9780764136320
Label	Barron's Educational Series
Edition	3
Dewey Decimal Number	378.1662
Studio	Barron's Educational Series
Number Of Pages	272
Title	Hot Words for the SAT
Publication Date	2007-07-01
Manufacturer	Barron's Educational Series

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Customer Reviews

Good word study

Review by Danny G. Pena, 2010-05-11

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.

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Great Verbal Workout---for the SAT and BEYOND

Review by Kristine I. Hintz, 2009-03-18

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, but nuanced differently. I believe this fits with the way we file away words in our minds, so there is something very natural and organically effective about this approach.

My son and I worked together with this book, and it was an enjoyable way to learn. Not only did my son improve his own vocabulary skills, but I learned a great deal myself. You can't beat that! This little book is a painless, but valuable addition to a college-bound teenager's toolkit. Buy it, it's a no-brainer!

-Kris Hintz, wwww.positionu4college.com

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HOT WORDS for the SAT

Review by Chhaysrun Von, 2009-03-11

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.

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Clustering is effective

Review by J. Ulep, 2009-03-04

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.

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Not sure if it's worth it.

Review by Sam H., 2008-12-01

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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