Andthemoreyouuse a wordinnaturalsituations, themoreitwillstickwithyou, andthefasteryou'llmemorizeit.
Soonceyoumemorize a word, trytouseitasmuchaspossible.
Ifyoudon't feelcomfortablehaving a conversationwith a nativespeakerquiteyet, youcanwritetheworddownin a journaloranemail, orevensayitoutloudtoyourself.
Youmightfeel a littlesillytalkingtoyourselfatfirst, butyou'llbesurprisedathoweffectiveitis!
#3 - Creatementalimages
Therearetonsofmemorytechniquesoutthere, butoneofmyfavoritesistocreate a mentalimage.
A goodmentalpictureshouldmakeuseofexaggeration, movement, somesortofemotionalattachment, and a creativeassociation.
Tomemorizethiswordmorequickly, youcouldvisualize a giganticbottleofwine (exaggeration), Picturesomeonestrugglingtopickupandpourthisgiantbottleofwine (movement), oryoucouldthinkabout a timewhenyoudranksomegoodwinewithsomeonewhomeans a lottoyou (whichwouldbeanemotionalattachment).
Toleveragethepowerofcontext, youcan: Makesureyouassociate a sentencetoeverywordyoumemorizeLearnwordswhileyou'rereadingbooks, articles, songlyrics, etc.
Andforceyourselftousethewordsyoulearn. Forexample, byrepeatingthemoutloudin a sentenceyoumakeup.