Try to learn five new words a day and use these new words in conversations you have during this day. If you just learn the five new words and don’t use them it is simply a waste of time.

The majority of vocabulary words are learned from context. The more words that are exposed to you the better your vocabulary will become. While reading, pay close attention to words you don’t know. First, try to understand their meanings from context. Secondly, look the words up in a dictionary. Finally, read and listen to challenging material, in order, to be exposed to many new words.

When a new word pops up while reading, try to decipher its meaning from the content of the surrounding sentence. Instead of looking the unfamiliar word up in the dictionary, examine more closely the sentence that contains the word.

Many prefer to dirty their words when confronting a problem instead of dirtying their hands.