Do you feel difficult to master words ? If you have a zeal to learn then it is not so difficult as you imagine in fact. Words are smallest units of a Language that make sense. You are using them all the time while speaking or while writing.

The English language has largest number of words in a language. You should take the advantage of its variety of words to express yourself effectively. Do you wish you could do this with ease ? Yes you always can do it. So here are few easy techniques to pick up new words. It will also be helpful to you in competitive exams like GMAT,GRE or TOEFL. In addition you will increase your scope of getting attention of listeners.

• One way is to understand the word by analyzing it. If you can understand the root words which will give you the indication of the meaning, this will make your process easy.
For example, luminous, non luminous and illumination all come from the same
root. The Latin word lumen is its root in this case. It means light so you can figure
out all these words have something to do with light.

• We come across new words all the time while reading. Most of us unknowingly try and understand words grasp their meaning in context.

• Take help from the situation or context of the sentence to get the meaning of the word in it.

• Guess that each word shows better than something else. Most of the times new words you found are adjectives.

• A good way to understand a word is making the use of dictionary so have one.

• Make the list of new words with meaning and write 10 of them on your reading cards. The word and its respective meaning must be on opposite sides. It is really worthy to give a try. Many found that it really works and does wonders.

Now you know how to learn new words that you come across anytime. But this will be not enough. Make use of online dictionaries like http://m-w.com if you are at work too.

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