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Improving Your Vocabulary

When you think, you tend to use words. That means, the more words you know, the more you can think. Improving your vocabulary is one of the most powerful ways to improve your mind.

You can improve your vocabulary just by reading. When you come across a new word, use context clues to understand its meaning.

You can also learn new words by breaking them down into prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Each word part carries a different meaning, adding up to the whole.

This chapter teaches many ways to improve your all-important vocabulary.