Improving your Vocabulary
Getting Started
Improving your own vocabulary
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The single best thing to do in attempting to improve your vocabulary and speaking skills is to read. Read a book, a newspaper, a magazine, read anything of your own choosing.
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When you come across an unfamiliar word, consult a dictionary. It can be a pocket dictionary from the local discount store, a collegiate dictionary, an encyclopedic dictionary or one of the many on line versions.
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Look the word up, apply the definition to what you are currently reading.
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Apply the meaning to other situations that you can use it in.
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Look for ways to work it into your conversation or your writing.
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Read, read and read some more.
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Readers Digest has a column , with a quiz, devoted to this very endeavor.
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The dictionary is a tool for readers and for writers alike. Get comfortable using it.
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Practice what you have learned.