In terms of vocabulary development, we were all little geniuses in childhood, learning hundreds of new words every year. In fact, by the time we entered first grade, most of us had active vocabularies of several thousand words.
But we weren't geniuses for very long. By age 11 or 12, equipped with a sizable survival vocabulary, we lost some of our early enthusiasm for language, and the rate at which we picked up new words began to decline significantly. As adults, if we don't make deliberate efforts to increase our vocabularies, we're lucky to pick up even 50 or 60 new words a year.
The English language has so much to offer (at least half a million words by most reckonings) that it would be a shame to let our vocabulary-building talents go to waste. So here's one way that we can regain some of our youthful brilliance: learn a new word each day.
Whether you're a student preparing for the SAT, ACT, or GRE, or simply an unabashed lover of the English language, starting each day with a fresh word can be intellectually nourishing--and more enjoyable than a bowl of All-Brain.
Simply follow this Website And try to learn a new word each day:
http://rootsandwords.blogspot.com/
http://rootsandwords.co.cc/
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