GRE阅读考试的核心是对逻辑推理能力的测试。与以往GRE考试不同，新GRE减少了单纯的单词意义考查，更加重视词汇的实际应用能力。因此，备考时必须重视GRE词汇的积累，理解GRE词汇的精确含义对提升我们的理解能力至关重要。
如何有效把握文章作者对主题的态度和文章目的呢？熟悉和掌握GRE和GMAT阅读中频繁出现的态度词汇，可以显著提高我们对文章的理解速度和深度。以下是对GRE和GMAT阅读中常见的表达“正”“负”态度性的词汇的总结：
一、文章中的态度词汇
1. 表达负态度的词汇
- 动词类：fail to, ignore, overlook, neglect, overestimate, underestimate, exaggerate, misrepresent, misinterpret, obscure, reexamine, reinterpret, reconsider
- 形容词/副词类：Curiously, problematic, disappointed, inadequate, imprecise, unwarranted, premature, untenable, unhappily, unfortunately, unreliable, negligible, not the whole explanation, no reason to do, be careful about=be wary of, not adequate, undermined, not yet…researched/studied/explored, unworthy, aridly, woefully, disappointed, inadequate, imprecise, unwarranted, premature, fanciful=fantastic, cavalier, discouraging, disproved, misleading, problematic, unpleasant, shocking, misplaced, erroneously, impractical, unreliable, unconvincing, dubious, unclear, weak, curiously, naive, puzzling, deficient, curse, bitter, careless
- 名词类：Omission, critique, rush, litter value, revision, disagreement, danger
2. 表达正态度的词汇
- 动词类：justify, confirm, benefit, support, impressed with, make it possible
- 形容词/副词类：cogent, valid, exciting, rightly, enlightening, pioneering, feasible, successful, valuable
- 名词类：success, one way out of dilemma
二、选项中的态度词汇
以下态度词汇常成为题目正确答案的标志：
1. 正评价选项词汇：admirable, accurate, enthusiasm, valid, respectful, laudatory, concerned, interested, hopeful, optimism, dispassionate, disinterested, objective, approval, tolerance, novel, fascinating, thorough, justified, verifiable, convincing, persuasive, plausible
2. 负评价选项词汇：inaccurate, disparaging, disappointed, skepticism, disapproving, unpersuasive, pessimism, critical, biased, disagreement, unimaginative, reject, reservation, suspicious
新GRE考试取消了语文部分的类比和翻译题，减少了对单词纯意义的考查，更多考查词汇的用法和精确含义。同时，填空部分也增加了对阅读理解能力的考查，因此，大量的阅读训练是必不可少的。
