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4. Keep a personal dictionary.

You can improve your vocabulary by keeping a personal dictionary and adding new words as you read or hear them.

1. Look up each new word in a regular dictionary to learn what it means and how to say it.
2. Write the word and its part of speech on a note card, in a notebook, or in a computer file.
3. Write the word’s meaning (or meanings).
4. Write a sentence using the word.
5. List some synonyms and antonyms, too.

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