voacbulary- tips and strategy

                       

Voacabulary is a list or collection of words and phrases. It is the most required skill as a robust or vigorous vocabulary improves all areas of communication – Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

Strategy to develop vocabulary

By using the following FIVE vocabulary-building strategies, you are guaranteed to develop a strong vocabulary and keep improving it every day.

1. Read Voraciously

2. Learn roots

3. Use Thesaurus

4. Maintain a Personal Lexicon

5. Word games

Words with their roots     

1.a/n means not, without (Greek)-

 Abyss - without bottom;

Achromatic - without colour;

Anhydrous - without water

2.“ab”  means from, away, off(Latin)    

Abduct  - carry away by force;

Abnormal - away from normal, not normal;

Absent - away, not present; aversion - the act of turning away from;

Abbreviate to shorten.

3.’acc” means  to, toward, (Latin)

Accelerate - to increase the speed of;

Accessible - easily entered, approached, or obtained;

 Admittance - allowing into;

4.”acro” means top, height, tip, beginning (Greek)

Acrobat - a "high walker";

Acronym - a word formed from the first (capital) letters of a word;

Acrophobia - fear of height

5.”ambi, /amphi” means both, on both sides, around(Latin)

Ambidextrous - able to use both hands equally;

Ambiguous - having more than one meaning;

Ambivalence - conflicting or opposite feelings toward a person or thing

6. “ambul” means walk, move(Latin)

Amble - to walk in a slow, relaxed way;

Ambulant - walking or moving around;

Ambulance - a vehicle that moves a patient

7. “ami’ means love(Latin)         

Amiable - friendly, pleasant, lovable;

Amity - friendly and peaceful relations;

Amorous - showing romantic love; passionate

8. “anthrop” means human(Greek)       

Anthropology - the study of mankind;

Anthropomorphism - giving human form to non-human things;

Philanthropy - the love to mankind (expressed through good deeds)

9. “andr/o’ means man/male(Greek)    

Androgynous  - being both male and female;

Android - resembling a human;

Misandry - hatred towards men

10. “aud/i/io”means hear(Latin)             

Audible  - loud enough to be heard;

Audience  - people who listen to a program;  

Audiovisual  - relating to sound and vision

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