GRE · VOLUME 01
GRE Short Passages Test Prep
High-frequency GRE vocabulary developed through passages and quizzes. The natural entry point into the current three-volume series.
2026–2027 Edition · Volume 1
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02 · THE GRE SERIES
Build the vocabulary
expected at the next level.
Three fully distinct GRE preparation volumes built around high-frequency vocabulary, short passages and quizzes. Each volume is designed as a standalone book; together, they form a broader GRE verbal-preparation library.
3Fully distinct
GRE volumes
GRE volumes
1,000GRE words
per volume
per volume
2026–27Current
edition
edition
01—03
One series. Three different books.
Volume 1 is the natural starting point, but every volume can be purchased and used independently.
GRE · VOLUME 02
GRE Short Passages Test Prep
A fully different set of GRE vocabulary, passages and quizzes for students who want to extend their preparation beyond Volume 1.
2026–2027 Edition · Volume 2
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GRE · VOLUME 03
GRE Short Passages Test Prep
A third distinct volume expanding the current library with its own vocabulary, passages and quizzes.
2026–2027 Edition · Volume 3
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CHOOSING YOUR GRE BOOK
Start with Volume 1. Continue only when you want more.
The books are numbered to make the series easy to navigate, but each volume contains different material. Each stands on its own, while together they create a broader GRE vocabulary preparation path.
3 volumes.
One GRE library.
One GRE library.
Choose one book or work through the full current series.
03 · THE GRE LEARNING METHOD
Vocabulary becomes useful
when it works in context.
GRE vocabulary is not only about recognizing a definition. The books place high-frequency words inside short passages, ask the reader to make a decision, and then verify the reasoning. That repeated cycle turns vocabulary study into active verbal practice.
READ
ANSWER
VERIFY
01
Read.
Find the meaning in context.
02
Answer.
Commit before checking.
03
Verify.
Understand why it fits.
A GRE-STYLE MICRO EXERCISE
01 / 01
READ
Food-bank volunteers in Manchester struggled to meet soaring demand as inflation pushed more families below the poverty line. Donations increasingly arrived close to expiry, and occasionally a box of cooking oil smelled distinctly rancid when opened in the cramped storeroom. Turning away questionable items angered some donors, who insisted “beggars can’t be choosers” despite clear food-safety guidelines. The charity responded by publishing transparent standards, posting thank-yous for high-quality staples, and partnering with local grocers to divert near-date products safely. Clients noticed the improved consistency, though everyone understood that charity alone could not compensate for stagnant wages and rising rents.
ANSWER
In this context, “rancid” most nearly means:
Select the meaning you would choose from the context.
WHY THE CYCLE MATTERS
From recognition to usable recall.
CONTEXT
CREATES MEANING
CREATES MEANING
CHOICE
FORCES RETRIEVAL
FORCES RETRIEVAL
FEEDBACK
SHARPENS RECALL
SHARPENS RECALL
Practice the decision,
not just the definition.
not just the definition.
A repeatable structure across the three GRE volumes.
Learn in context. Think for yourself. Verify what you understand.
The Dex Saunier approach stays consistent across the GRE series: active practice through context, decision and feedback, with different material in every volume.
WHAT WILL YOUR GRE PREPARATION UNLOCK?
MORE THAN VOCABULARY
A stronger command of language.
Sharper judgment under pressure.
Greater confidence for what comes next.
Graduate study asks students to work with unfamiliar ideas, dense texts and precise language.
Dex Saunier GRE books use high-frequency vocabulary, short passages and quizzes
to practise those skills before the exam — and before the next stage of academic life.
01 · READ
Handle complex texts
Use context to make unfamiliar language more manageable and keep moving through demanding material.
Less hesitation · More comprehension02 · DISTINGUISH
Make finer distinctions
Compare meanings carefully and recognize why one answer is more precise than another.
Less guessing · More precise judgment03 · DECIDE
Become more self-reliant
Think first. Make a decision. Then verify — instead of depending immediately on the answer.
Less dependence · More independenceFOR PARENTS & FAMILIES
The GRE is one exam.
The ability to understand complex language lasts much longer.
The student you are supporting is learning to approach unfamiliar language with context, comparison and judgment — building the kind of reading discipline and independent thinking graduate study demands. Those are habits that matter far beyond the GRE.
GRE PREPARATION TODAY · STRONGER ACADEMIC HABITS TOMORROW
04 · WHY DEX SAUNIER
More than test prep.
Decades of coaching people to grow.
Dex Saunier’s GRE books are shaped by a longer career in helping people learn, think and grow independently. The aim is not to do the thinking for the reader, but to create the structure that helps the reader do it well.
Writer
SAT & GRE Coach
Independent Publisher
30+
Years in training, leadership & mentoring
Experience developed across young people, professionals, business leaders and entrepreneurs—not only inside test-prep publishing.
2020
Independent publishing begins
Dex began building and publishing his own books on Amazon, learning the craft through multiple formats and audiences.
2023
SAT publishing begins
Test-preparation publishing becomes a dedicated focus, building on the learning structures developed through earlier independent work.
2024
GRE publishing begins
The first GRE volume marked the start of a dedicated graduate-level test-preparation line.
3
Years of GRE publishing
From 2024 through 2026, each GRE title has been developed as new content rather than a simple annual reprint.
WHY THAT EXPERIENCE MATTERS
Coaching is not only about giving information. It is about helping someone find and use the answer.
The same coaching principle that shaped decades of professional training also shapes the GRE series: present information clearly, put it into context, ask the reader to make a decision, and give them a way to verify what they understood.
05 · YOUR GRE LIBRARY
Prepare for
what comes next.
Three distinct volumes. One familiar learning rhythm. Choose the volume that fits where you are—or continue through the full current series.
READ · ANSWER · VERIFY · 3 DISTINCT VOLUMES
THE COMPLETE CURRENT SERIES
Three books.
Three books.
One GRE preparation library.
Different vocabulary, passages and quizzes in every book, connected by the same active approach to learning in context.
3Distinct
volumes
volumes
1,000Words
per volume
per volume
2026–27Current
edition
edition
Choose where you want to begin.
Volume 1 is the natural starting point. Volumes 2 and 3 extend the preparation with entirely different material.
GRE · VOLUME 01
Start here.
The natural entry point into the current GRE series: 1,000 high-frequency words developed through short passages and quizzes.
GRE · VOLUME 02
Continue.
A fully different set of 1,000 words, passages and quizzes for readers who want to extend their preparation beyond Volume 1.
GRE · VOLUME 03
Go further.
A third independent volume adding another distinct set of high-frequency vocabulary, short passages and quizzes.
THE DEX SAUNIER APPROACH
Learn in context.
Learn in context.
Think for yourself. Verify what you understand.
Across all three volumes, the material changes while the learning rhythm stays familiar: read, answer, verify.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Begin with
Volume 1.
Volume 1.
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