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Guide to a good vocab!

So, whats it to build a vocabulary? Vocabulary, in my personal opinion is not mere knowledge of a number of contemporary words but the ability to start using them in your everyday lingo at college, at work, amidst friends. Don't take it a level where it is easily misunderstood for being bombastic. Vocabulary, in addition also implies the ability to recognize roots of words and trying to interpret an unknown word's meaning, given the context in which the word under question is being used. So how can one build a vocabulary? 1) When you have just entered junior high school or college, start reading books intended to introduce you to a horde of new words , (no, no not a dictionary). There are various books, that are aimed at increasing your vocabulary. One of the best of such books is "Word Power Made Easy" by Norman Lewis. In this book, every new chapter has 4-5 sessions. And in the beginning session, the reader is introduced to 9 or 10 new words and is explained their...