Look up selectively
Do not stop for every unknown word. Prioritize words that repeat, carry the sentence’s main idea, or seem useful in your own speaking and writing.
Begin with a familiar meaning
Connect the new word to language you already know before studying finer distinctions.
- permit
- allow
- require
- need
- respond
- answer
Turn recognition into usable vocabulary
Say the word, write one original sentence, and review it after a day and again after a week. The goal is not only to recognize the definition but to understand the word naturally in a sentence.
- Record the simple meaning
- Copy the original context
- Create your own example
- Review at spaced intervals