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Got a minute? Tune in to the Princeton Review Vocab Minute for a quick and entertaining way to build your understanding of those pesky SAT words you’ve been trying to master.

Flashcards and lists may work for some, but for those whose learning style leans toward the musical, it helps to hear the words in context with a catchy tune. Princeton Review developed a series of songs featuring some of the many difficult words students need to know for SATs. These thematic ditties present about a dozen words each, integrating definitions and using synonyms to reinforce the essential meaning of the vocabulary in a clever and memorable vignette.

Browse the titles on the web and click to select one that catches your eye. For example, the song “Polly” presents polymath, polychromatic and other challenging words featuring this prefix, meaning “many.” My favorite Vocab Minute is the Nigerian Email Song, a cautionary fable of sorts featuring words like capacious, opulent and indigent. The songs are labeled “Junior Level” or “Senior Level” though I can’t detect any difference in the content; I would say all titles are all equally useful for students from age 15 and up.

If you are an iTunes user, subscribe to this podcast and you’ll have all 80 songs (and the new ones released every couple weeks) conveniently handy next time you sync up your i-Pod. You may also subscribe to an RSS feed so you’ll know when they release new podcasts. -MELISSA THIBAULT

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