GRE

GRE Test Pattern

GRE General test checks the fundamental skills-Reasoning and Comprehension included-and does not require any subject-specific theoretical study. The test has three distinct sections : Quantitative Section, Verbal Section and Analytical Writing Assessment Section.

GRE test format

Total time allotted for:

• Computer-based test: 3 hours

Analytical writing section always appears first in the test, followed by Verbal, Quantitative and Unidentified (if applicable) sections in any order. If there is a Research section, it always appears at the end of the test.

Test format for computer-based test:

Section	No. of Question	Time Allotted
Analytical Writing	Issue Task (You have to choose one of the two essay topics)	45 minutes
Analytical Writing	1 Argument Task	30 minutes
Verbal	30	30 minutes
Quantitative	28	30 minutes
Unidentified	Variable	Variable
Research	Variable	Variable

TOP GRE WORDS

50 TOP WORDS ASKED IN 'GRE' :

Some words appear on the GRE more than others. The following words all turn up regularly
on the test, although some turn up more than others. You should start by learning these words,
and the groups of words that have similar meanings to them.


The top 12 words on the GRE are:

ANOMALY
EQUIVOCAL
LUCID
PRECIPITATE
ASSUAGE
ERUDITE
OPAQUE
PRODIGAL
ENIGMA
FERVID
PLACATE
ZEAL


The next 20 most popular words are:

ABSTAIN
AUDACIOUS
DESICCATE
GULLIBLE
LAUDMLE
PEDANT
VACILLATE
ASSUAGE
ERUDITE
OPAQUE
PRODIGAL
ADULTEIWTE
CAPRICIOUS
ENGENDER
HOMOGENOUS
LOQUACIOUS
PRAGMATIC
VOLATILE
APATHY
CORROBORATE
EPHEMERAL
LACONIC
MITIGATE
PROPRIETY


The next 20 most popular words after these are:

ADVOCATE
ANTIPATHY
CACOPHONY
DERIDE
ENERVATE
EULOGY
INGENUOUS
LETHARGIC
MISANTHROPE
OBDURATE
PARADOX
PHILANTHROPIC
VENERATE
WAVER
ENIGMA
FERVID
PLACATE
ZEAL
APATHY
CORROBORATE
EPHEMERAL
LACONIC
MITIGATE
PROPRIETY
BOLSTER
DISSONANCE
GARRULOUS
MALLEABLE
OSTENTATION
PREVARICATE