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The Quest for WordS
    The Wordpandit Way
Methods to increase your Vocabulary


        1. Contextual              2. Word Lists
         Vocabulary


 Deriving meaning from the            Rote method: by repeated
 context/usage of the word            memorization of words




                                       The key to successful
 With Modi and his family, we          learning is usage of
 reach humanity’s nadir:               words in everyday life.
 below this point, all is sub-         For example:
 human                                 Conversations,
                                       Diary entries.

 Make your own Flash Cards

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Methods to increase your Vocabulary



 Tracing Word                         Using Memory
 Roots/origins                            Aids



 Tracing the word
 back to its origin
                             Visual                   Mnemonic
                             Vocab                      Aids



  Use books like:                          Synonym
   Word Power                              Clusters
   Made Easy




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Method 1-Cluster Making

    BANAL                           GARRULOUS
  hackneyed,                         loquacious,
     trite ,                            windy,
  threadbare,                          verbose,
commonplace,                            prolix,
platitudinous,                     blabbermouth,
   bromidic,                          talkative,
  time-worn,                            voluble
 stereotypical

                      MALIGN
                      Traduce
                    Drag through           LACONIC
                      the mud                Lean
                       Slander              Succinct
                      Defame                 Terse
                     Badmouth               Concise
                      Asperse             Sententious
                     Calumniate

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Method Two: Using Word Roots
    MAL/MALUS: Bad, harsh, wrong; ill; evil; abnormal, defective
                                                        MALIGNANT
    MALIGN
                                             One showing deep hatred
1. Slander, defame                              One that is cancerous
2. Evil, pernicious
                                                      MALICIOUS
MALEDICTION
                                                          Having the
The utterance                                             nature of or
of a curse                                                resulting from
                                MALADROIT                 malice

                          awkward, clumsy                  MALADY
     MALEVOLENT
                                ADROIT                    A specific kind
    Wishing to wish
                           adept, skillful                of ill health, an
    evil to others
                                                                 ailment, a
                                              MALICE              disease.

             MALEFACTOR              The desire to injure another
                                     person; active ill-will or hatred.
           Evildoer, criminal
Method Three: Mnemonic/Memory Aids

 Learning Words through simple associations
Method Four: Visual Vocab

  Relating Words to Pictures
In a nutshell


• Learning Words is not about word lists only
• It’s about associations, making contact with
  our everyday life and figuring out reasons to
  learn a particular word
• Nobody learned thousands of words in a
  single day, so take your time.

                   www.wordpandit.com
What We Have in Store for You
Wordpandit is not about a single section
 or any single type of content; it is one
colossal entity where loads of words are
added every day. Not only that, we focus
on skill building and use of creativity. Join
 us in our mission and make sure many
      more come to know about us.
    Stay tuned for loads of Updates!
                www.wordpandit.com

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  • 1. The Quest for WordS The Wordpandit Way
  • 2. Methods to increase your Vocabulary 1. Contextual 2. Word Lists Vocabulary Deriving meaning from the Rote method: by repeated context/usage of the word memorization of words The key to successful With Modi and his family, we learning is usage of reach humanity’s nadir: words in everyday life. below this point, all is sub- For example: human Conversations, Diary entries. Make your own Flash Cards www.wordpandit.com
  • 3. Methods to increase your Vocabulary Tracing Word Using Memory Roots/origins Aids Tracing the word back to its origin Visual Mnemonic Vocab Aids Use books like: Synonym Word Power Clusters Made Easy www.wordpandit.com
  • 4. Method 1-Cluster Making BANAL GARRULOUS hackneyed, loquacious, trite , windy, threadbare, verbose, commonplace, prolix, platitudinous, blabbermouth, bromidic, talkative, time-worn, voluble stereotypical MALIGN Traduce Drag through LACONIC the mud Lean Slander Succinct Defame Terse Badmouth Concise Asperse Sententious Calumniate www.wordpandit.com
  • 5. Method Two: Using Word Roots MAL/MALUS: Bad, harsh, wrong; ill; evil; abnormal, defective MALIGNANT MALIGN One showing deep hatred 1. Slander, defame One that is cancerous 2. Evil, pernicious MALICIOUS MALEDICTION Having the The utterance nature of or of a curse resulting from MALADROIT malice awkward, clumsy MALADY MALEVOLENT ADROIT A specific kind Wishing to wish adept, skillful of ill health, an evil to others ailment, a MALICE disease. MALEFACTOR The desire to injure another person; active ill-will or hatred. Evildoer, criminal
  • 6. Method Three: Mnemonic/Memory Aids Learning Words through simple associations
  • 7. Method Four: Visual Vocab Relating Words to Pictures
  • 8. In a nutshell • Learning Words is not about word lists only • It’s about associations, making contact with our everyday life and figuring out reasons to learn a particular word • Nobody learned thousands of words in a single day, so take your time. www.wordpandit.com
  • 9. What We Have in Store for You Wordpandit is not about a single section or any single type of content; it is one colossal entity where loads of words are added every day. Not only that, we focus on skill building and use of creativity. Join us in our mission and make sure many more come to know about us. Stay tuned for loads of Updates! www.wordpandit.com