Today, I tried the context clues strategy to build my vocabulary. Instead of checking the dictionary immediately, I looked at the surrounding words and sentences to guess the meaning of new words.
Did it work?
Yes, it worked well for me. It helped me understand the meaning naturally and saved time. I also felt more confident because I could figure out meanings on my own.
New words I learned:
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Resilient – able to recover quickly from difficulties
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Inevitable – something that is sure to happen
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Diminish – to become smaller or less
How this strategy helped me:
By reading carefully and focusing on clues like examples, contrast words, and explanations in the sentence, I understood the words better and remembered them longer.