Today I tried the "Context Clues" strategy to build my vocabulary. As I was reading an article, I paid close attention to unfamiliar words and tried to figure out their meanings based on how they were used in the sentence. After guessing, I looked them up in the dictionary to check if I was right.
This strategy worked well for me because it made me more aware of how words function in context, and I remembered the meanings better after actively thinking about them.
New words I learned today:
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Ameliorate – to make something better or improve it
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Ubiquitous – found everywhere; very common
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Frugal – careful about spending money or using resources
I found that using context clues helped me engage more deeply with the text and made the reading process more interactive. I’ll definitely keep using this method to build my vocabulary!