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Acknowledgments
The following people deserve thanks for their help with this book:
Many thanks to John Fulmer, National Content Director for the GRE, Kyle Fox, and Terry Serres for their hard work revising the 2018 edition.
The Princeton Review would also like to give a special thank-you to Jim Havens for his dedication and leadership in coordinating this project, as well as the following top-notch contributors: Chris Benson, Marty Cinke, Kevin Kelly, Sara Kuperstein, and Derek Smith.
Special thanks to Adam Robinson, who conceived of and perfected the Joe Bloggs approach to standardized tests, and many of the other successful techniques used by The Princeton Review.
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Part I
Orientation
Chapter 1
Introduction
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