What classic texts and/or authors are best to read for building a strong SAT/GRE vocabulary?
August 28th, 2009 | 
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I am an SAT tutor, and I have been asked this question a number of times by my students. I have inevitably replied: Dickens, Hawthorne, (F. Scott) Fitzgerald, and (James Fenimore) Cooper, because these are the authors whose works have forced me to crinkle my dictionary’s spine. Does anyone agree/disagree, or know of any other authors that should be added to my list?
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Tags: dickens, dictionary, f scott fitzgerald, hawthorne, james fenimore cooper, spine, tutor
The Valley of the Dolls could be a surprising choice.
Those are all good, I guess you could add Stevenson.
I recently read the Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon. I kept a running list of words I had to look up, and I believe the total number of words was around 40. Don’t get me wrong- I’m not a well-seasoned English professor, but I do pride myself on my vocabulary.
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