1. Target learning just 5 new words a day. For each word, note its English meaning, as well as its Urdu meaning, its pronunciation, 2-3 synonyms and craft at least one sentence illustrating its meaning.
2. Instead of cramming random vocabulary lists (GRE/TOEFL/SAT/GMAT etc), pick your words from the newspaper and from books and blogs related to your topics of exam preparation.
3. Maintain a dedicated vocabulary register for noting down new words as described in (1). Don't work on your vocabulary on loose sheets of paper or in notebooks shared with other subjects.
4. In addition to the vocabulary register, also maintain a pocket notebook for vocabulary building. From time to time, copy words and their meanings from the register to the pocket notebook.
5. Play the game of Scrabble a couple of times each month.
6. In addition to discrete words, look for idioms, phrasal verbs and any catchy expressions in your everyday reading to note down in the register and the pocket book.
7. Build your stock of common English prefixes and roots.
8. Master the Academic Word List and regularly take some of the numerous free online tests to check your vocabulary growth.
9. Deliberately put your vocabulary into practice in the essays you write.
10. Borrow, buy or steal (ok, I am kidding!) one of the following books and read it from time to time.
a. Webster's New Word Power Vocabulary.
b. 30 Days to a More Powerful Vocabulary by Dan Strutzel.
c. Instant Vocabulary by Ida Ehlrich.
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