I'm tired of using the same basic words to express myself, would like to use more complicated terms.
2006-06-12 04:07:45 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Reading a good book helps expand your vocabulary. If there are words you don't know, look at context clues and find the meaning. then try to associate these words into your everyday vocabulary.
2006-06-12 04:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by danc3.danc3_chic 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Reader's Digest has a monthly word power column and also periodically publishes these columns in book form, as in the link below. They choose words around certain themes. You test yourself to see how many you know and then learn the ones you don't. The other thing I will suggest is keeping a dictionary on hand when you read. Any time you encounter an unfamiliar word or a word whose meaning is not clear to you, look it up. The more you read, the better your vocabulary will become.
2006-06-12 04:16:49 · answer #2 · answered by just♪wondering 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These may seem a little juvenile, but there are books that use SAT vocab words that aren't too bad. Two that I know of are "Tooth and Nail" and "Test of Time." SAT vocab words are good words to know and use at any age.
Also, other good books include classics and near-classics such as Catch-22, Jane Eyre (may not quite be your type though), Lord of the Rings, Great Gatsby, etc.
Also, visit dictionary.com for word of the day. Try using the word in a sentence as you read it and then use it some time during the day for the next couple of days. It'll help you remember it.
2006-06-12 04:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by Dani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a kid, I used to read every book with a dictionary nearby. That way, I could look up all the words I didn't know.
Granted, my vocabulary is larger now. So I read whatever interests me, making it a point to look up new or unfamiliar words the next time I'm near a dictionary.
You might check out www.dictionary.com word of the day email list. They've got some real intriguing ones there! :)
2006-06-12 04:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although one probably exists.. I have never seen a book(to satisfy me) that increases vocabulary.. What I DO do is.... I go to the library ocasionally and pick up all the Reader's Digest magazines and in that magazine is ONE page devoted to word vocabulary.... I photo copy the page from each of the reader digeste magazines.... then some months later.. I go again to do the same thing.
2006-06-12 04:12:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the library or subscribe to the Readers Digest. Every month they have 10 new words. They give you the word and 3 possible meanings. They also will tell you if the word is a noun, verb, adj., etc. You can play the game and then see how good your word knowledge is. Then you can incorporate the words in your daily life.
2006-06-12 04:10:40 · answer #6 · answered by wanninonni 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dictionary and the thesaurus. Try learning a new word a day and then look up words with the same meaning in the thesaurus. This way, you are expanding your vocabulary.
2006-06-12 04:11:45 · answer #7 · answered by MadforMAC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dictionary
2006-06-12 04:08:58 · answer #8 · answered by lynda_is 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
subscribe to the Reader's Digest. There is a section called Word Power - you get 16 new words per issue regarding a subject.
rd.com
2006-06-12 04:11:58 · answer #9 · answered by workingclasshero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wish you would have asked me that 6 months ago, I kept hearing this commercial on the AM radio (yes, I said AM radio) that advertised just what you're looking for. But for the life of me i don't remember the name of the product. Sorry about that.
But at least there are products like that out there. Have you tried to Google the topic?
2006-06-12 04:13:45 · answer #10 · answered by Microsoft Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋