Why is there no wordlist in the Barron's New GRE book (19th edition)?

While it's hard to say why Barron's decided to forgo publishing a vocabulary list, I think they were wise not to simply slap their old 3500 word list in the new GRE book. First off, the new GRE is more concerned with recognizing vocabulary in context. As a result, studying from the word list would be a little bit of overkill; it would also be a terribly inefficient way to become adept at learning how words function in context.  See, Barron's old word list contained vague definitions with dull example sentences. Sure, you'd be able to find the antonym for most words (as was required for the old GRE) but you'd likely be nonplussed if you had to decide whether that word correctly fits one of the blanks in a triple-blank Text Completion. That Barron's list also contained words that you would have only encountered in the Analogies section (a relic of the old GRE) underscores the list's obsolescence. So, no. Definitely do not use Barron's old word list. So why didn't Barron's just pare down the list, or refine it so that it contains more robust example sentences and clearer definitions? Perhaps one explanation--though admittedly quite a mundane one--is that Barron's hoped students would buy its vocabulary book instead. That way, Barron's could also save on paper, since the old vocabulary list was quite substantial. The good news is there are plenty of word resources, from the book-based Barron's own 1100 Words You Have to Know to Magoosh's excellent (and free!) vocabulary Ebook: http://magoosh.com/gre/2012/gre-vocabulary-ebook/ In general, I wouldn't just type "GRE vocabulary words" into the Google search box, as you could very well find lists with old GRE words (the sites fail to mention that the lists are no longer as valid). Finally, many of the lists just provide basic, stripped down definitions that won't help you to really understand the way words function in a sentence. http://Wordnik.com is one site in which you can type in a word and have access to hundreds of example sentences. Couple that with Magoosh's ebook and you're well on your way to GRE vocabulary success.