| Learning how to build a improved vocabulary can | | | | vocabulary becomes, the easier it will be to attach |
| be a pleasurable and profitable investment of both | | | | a new word with words you already know, and |
| your time and effort. At least fifteen minutes a | | | | thus remember its meaning. So your knowledge |
| day of intense study on a regular basis can bring | | | | speed, or pace, should increase as your |
| about a rapid development in your vocabulary | | | | vocabulary grows. There are four basic ladder to |
| skills, which in turn can increase your ability to | | | | building your vocabulary: Many people are |
| converse by writing, conversing, or making | | | | astonished when they are told they have small |
| speeches. Acquiring a large vocabulary can | | | | vocabularies. "??But I read all the time!"?? they |
| advantage you in school, at work, and socially. It | | | | protest. This shows that reading alone may not |
| will enable you to understand others"?? ideas | | | | be sufficient to make you learn new words. When |
| improved and to have the satisfaction of getting | | | | we read a novel, for instance, there is more |
| your thoughts and ideas across more effectively. | | | | often than not a strong urge to get on with the |
| Of course, you previously know thousands of | | | | story and skip over unfamiliar or perhaps vaguely |
| words, and you will continue to be taught more | | | | known words. But while it is obvious when a word |
| whether you work at it or not. The fact is that | | | | is completely unknown to you, you have to be |
| many of the words you know were probably | | | | especially aware of words that seem recognizable |
| learned just by coming across them often enough | | | | to you but whose precise meanings you may not |
| in your reading, in conversation, and even while | | | | really know. Instead of avoid these words, you |
| surveillance television. But increasing the pace of | | | | will need to take an earlier look at them. First, try |
| your learning requires a consistent, devoted | | | | to guess at a word"??s connotation from its |
| approach. If you learned only one new word a | | | | context-that is, the sense of the passageway in |
| day for the next three years, you would have | | | | which it appears; second, if you have a lexicon on |
| over a thousand novel words in your vocabulary. | | | | hand, look up the word"??s meaning immediately. |
| However, if you decided right now to be taught | | | | This may slow down your interpretation |
| ten new words a day, in one year you would | | | | somewhat, but your improved understanding of |
| have extra over three thousand to what you | | | | each new word will finally speed your learning of |
| already know, and probably have established a | | | | other words, making reading easier. Make a daily |
| lifetime habit of knowledge and self-improvement. | | | | practice of noting words of attention to you for |
| While there are not any the supernatural | | | | further study whenever you are reading, listen to |
| shortcuts to learning words, the larger your | | | | the radio, talking to friends, or watching television. |