How to Enrich Your Vocabulary

A good vocabulary is essential for efficient, effective communication. Improving your vocabulary gives you credibility with your peers and confidence with your superiors in a business environment. A stronger vocabulary also makes it easier to communicate with your friends and family about matters both important and trivial. Improving your vocabulary takes time and effort, but you can do it on an incremental basis and see improvement almost immediately.

Instructions

1. Read anything you can find. It is best to read high-quality, well-written books, magazines or journals, but almost anything you read will introduce new words to you.

2. Write down new words that you find while reading. Look up the word and write the definition as well. It can also help to practice using the word in a sentence.

3. Use websites or cell phone applications that offer a word-of-the-day feature. Learn the featured word each day. Follow the same process of writing down the word and definition to help you retain the information.

References

• Niagara University: 15 Easy Ways to Increase Your Vocabulary
• University of Hawaii: Improve Your Vocabulary

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish