Students preparing for the SAT should read the New York Times every day. The newspaper provides a plethora of vocabulary words. Just double-click on a word, and a little question mark pops up. Click on it to get the word's definition.
Students also should consider using flash cards, especially cards that have pictures on them that tie the words to the definitions. Mnemonic devices are invaluable in remembering words.
Try to use some of the words in your everyday speech. (Quick grammar quiz: What's the grammatical problem with the previous sentence ("Try to...")?
By the way, it's always a good idea to drop some SAT words in an essay. The essay is evaluated, in part, based on use of vocabulary. So no big vocabulary word is superfluous in your essay.
Quiz answer: The previous sentences are written in the third person (e.g. "Students preparing..." "Students also should...") The third sentence incorrectly shifts to an implicit "you" with "Try to use." It would be better to say something along the lines of: "Anyone studying for the SAT should use ..."
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