Effective ways to improve vocabulary

[shipra]

                       Effective Ways to Improve Vocabulary: Tip #5.

Diversity of topics is important. Read some natural science stuff. Then read some applied science stuff. Read some contemporary literature. Then read some Shakespeare. Comb through a pop psychology book and then consume a humorous work (and no fair saying those last two are the same!).� Varied reading will sharpen both general and subject-specific vocabularies. The diversity of reading material at liberal arts colleges is one reason that graduates of such schools generally possess better vocabularies. History. Philosophy. Biology. Travel. Anthropology. Linguistics. Art. Gender Studies. Politics. You don't have to be an expert in all disciplines to build a meaty vocabulary, but you do need to be a well-informed reader who's confident and comfortable reading on topics outside your areas of immediate expertise.

[fatema_diu]

Keep on posting

[Shampa Iftakhar]

To improve vocabulary, we should know synonyms, antonyms, homophones and homonyms. Definitely, to know the contextual meaning of a word is a must. For example, luck, fortune and lot are same in meaning. But we cannot use synonyms in some contexts. For example:

What is loted can not be blotted.
 Fortune smiles upon a brave.

[Ferdousi Begum]

Nice tips.