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Step 1
Download this free PDF entitled THE 1000 MOST COMMON SAT WORDS by going to
http://eaop.ucr.edu/NR/rdonlyres/CC917BD7-32B3-4E98-B7CB-A77328A13848/5516/satvocab.pdf
Then google search "list of SAT words" to get over thousands more. -
Step 2
Go check out memorization books from your local library or interlibrary loan system. Alternatively you may also purchase them from Amazon.com
I would recommend getting
Your Memory: How It Works and How to Improve It by Kenneth L. Higbee
The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play by Harry Lorayne -
Step 3
You can also get a free program called CueCard from download.com if you find using flash cards helpful.
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Step 4
Go through the list of SAT words and cross out the ones you already know. Tally up the ones you don't know.
Suppose you don't know 2000 on the SAT list and you have 90 days before you take the SAT then you could divide it up 2000/90 = ~11 to know that you have to learn 11 or 12 words a day to prepare to the SAT word section. -
Step 5
Clunking it down studying about 12 words a day progressively will be better and less stressful than trying to cram all 2000 words into your head the week before you take the SAT.
Make sure to study the ones you don't know in THE 1000 MOST COMMON SAT WORDS list first as they are evidently the most likely to appear. -
Step 6
On Amazon there are SAT vocabulary building novels like
The Marino Mission: One Girl, One Mission, One Thousand Words; 1,000 Need-to-Know *SAT Vocabulary Words by Karen B. Chapman
In the novel the SAT words are in the footnote at the bottom of the page with its definitions. I've never read any SAT word building novels so I can't really give an opinion but it's an option for those who might be interested. -
Step 7
There is also
Vocabulary Cartoons: SAT Word Power by Sam Burchers which uses visual images in the form of cartoons as memory aids for students studying common SAT words. It's suppose only contain 290 words though so it might not be worth the purchase.
