99th percentile LSAT but struggling with GRE verbal

[math noob]

Hi,

I scored in the 99th percentile when I wrote the LSAT about a year and a half ago and only missed three questions combined on the three sections (one reading comprehension and two logical reasoning) that are highly relevant to the verbal part of the GRE. Given how well I did there I thought the verbal portion of the GRE would be a breeze, but after doing my first practice questions today I've realized that it's much more difficult than I thought, as I scored only 15 out of 20 on part of a 'Diagnostic' from the 5 pound book, which according to the table presented would only put me in what I believe was the 158-161 range and nowhere near the 99th percentile.

Is it unusual for someone to get a very high score on the LSAT but struggle like that with the verbal part of the GRE? I understand that I'm early in my prep, but considering that I already studied things like reading comprehension for the LSAT for the LSAT it's disheartening to see my score here.

[tommywallach]

Hey Math,

Overall, that is pretty surprising, but I'd be interested to know what you missed. GRE Reading Comp (which constitutes LSAT Reading Comp and Logical Reasoning at once) should be very similar to the LSAT, only slightly easier. But half of the verbal section on the GRE is vocabulary, so if you didn't know vocabulary, that would be the problem right there.

Otherwise, I have no idea! I'd recommend taking an online practice test, because I'd be surprised if you had as much trouble with that.

-t