How To Improve Your Vocabulary

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If TV cartoons don't provide enough intellectual stimulation, try these tips to improve your vocabulary and impress your friends, or just yourself.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Books
A dictionary
A notepad
A computer with internet access

Step 1: Read everything

Read everything you can get your hands on with a dictionary at hand for unfamiliar words.

Step 2: Look up words every day

Look up a word in the dictionary each day. Once you comprehend usage and correct pronunciation, write it down, and memorize it.

Step 3: Note words for later use

Listen to conversations and jot unfamiliar words in a notepad. Look the word up, and use it in conversation.

Tip: Flashcards with word definitions are a quick way to practice sounds, pronunciations, and meanings.

Step 4: Write sentences

Write words in a sentence; then read them aloud to retain them.

Step 5: Play word games

Play word games which build your vocabulary while you're enjoying competition and having fun.

Tip: Access online resources for daily word challenges and fun vocabulary exercises.

Step 6: Group words by theme

Group words and meanings specific to fields of interest or themes.

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[Tressco]

They got signs in New York's subways, reading: "22 % of New Yorkers can't read or write! If you got problems, go to bla-bla or call..."

...surely helps a lot...if you can't read it...

...fail...?

[flamingstick]

It's not a movie it's a video. And it's not retarded, you are.

[kittybootzakaxandria]

Too much work forget this

[beccablue18]

Right when she said "read" I was done with this.

[DeBo1220]

I think the best way may be to google random word generator and set it so it generates complex words that you woudlnt know. Look them up on good and learn.

[AAAfansite]

what iz dickshonairy?

[yara946]

realy tht a good ideas i will do it

[wolfquestlover13]

Or you could just read the dictionary on your spare time

[cravenge]

Google DictionUP to improve your vocabulary. Its easy and extremely effective

[troecurov]

you will need 100 years this way....nothing new

[spanishax]

I like how the guy looked up gullible in the dictionary. You know, before it was removed...