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Learning new vocabulary is never easy. Here are some suggestions to enhance your word power.

1. Reading extensively whether it is magazines, newspapers, novels or any other texts exposes you to a wide range of vocabulary.

2. Use a dictionary or thesaurus to look up meanings of new words. You will also come to know which is the most appropriate in the context.

3. Read material that interests you. It strengthens word associations and meanings. For example, reading engaging stories helps learners build emotional and sensory contexts around new vocabulary.

4. Learn groups of words that come together. E.g. It is easier to memorize and recall ‘nock of sheep’ than just ‘flock’.

5. It is impossible to memorize all the words we come across. One way to enhance vocabulary to put the words you wish to memorize where you will see them frequently - on a wall, computer (make it your screen saver), on desktop, notebook- anything you will view frequently.

6. A successful way of building vocabulary is to make associations with the word which you will always recall, for example ‘gigantic’, linking it to the huge God statue in your vicinity will always help remember the meaning.

7. Many experts advice that to build vocabulary, ‘learn a dedicated memorization strategy that uses some form of mnemonics (a system such as pattern of letters, ideas, or associations which assists in remembering something’).