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I had 1-12 memorized, at least I thought I did. Seems that on some of the older lists, there may be up to 7 words that I can’t remember on each list, and the test is only 2 weeks away! I don’t want to look over each list before I look at a new one each day because that would take too long, but is that what I need to do?</p>
<p>memorizing words from a list won’t help you.
seriously.</p>
<p>the best thing to do is to make a pictionary so you can associate the word with something you already know.</p>
<p>for example: for the word gaffe, i drew a person tripping over something.
it means clumsy btw.</p>
<p>I don’t do pictionary, but I do something similar to it. I take the word apart. Bellicose means warlike, and this character from a game(Niko Bellic) came from a war to America. Postulate means demand, so I say, “I DEMAND you give me that POST now!” I use words from the actual word in these sentences. Though now I can’t remember some of them, so I’ll need some serious memorizing soon.</p>
<p>also postulate sounds similar to prostitute so you can demand for sex.</p>
<p>I try to come up with examples that are vivid and funny. Here is one from a book I just bought: In the movie Superbad, Seth had a PENCHANT (inclination) for drawing pictures of a certain part of the male anatomy! LOL!!!</p>
<p>I don’t get what you’re aiming at seamonster.</p>
<p>flashcards with a definition and a sentence that uses the word are awesome…they’re really good for short notice (as in, I was so desperate - I hadn’t really studied vocab yet - I got my dad to test me using flashcards the night before the exam and I studied them in the ride to the testing center, and it was quite helpful, on a (very) short term basis)</p>
<p>i’ve memorized about 2500 words approx.
for some reaon, i just seemed to do better on memorizing words than my peers.
i didn’t draw or write anything, i just read the sentences provided by the book, and get the context. before i usually memorize 50 words on avg, per day.
i finished princeton review’s word smart I, II, and GRE in like 2 months, which is about 2000 words. by the way,u should get those , word smart I ,and word smart II.
my vocab improved tremendously, so i won’t say memorizing vocabs are waste of ur time. it takes alot of motivation,because its boring.</p>
<p>Since image is one the most effective ways of learning, associate your context with pictures/things that relate to you.</p>
<p>For instance, ostracize means isolation from a group. </p>
<p>Now, picture an ostrich in your basement with its head buried deep under the house’s foundation. </p>
<p>Basement, a lonesome part of the house [get it?], adds better emphasis on the word’s meaning. </p>
<p>Burrowing its head illustrates the word ostracize, as how a person feels when isolated.</p>
<p>Sorry, I was in a rush. Let me try again. We learned in AP Psych that vividness promotes retention. So the more vivid the example the greater the chance of remembering the word. For example, the word AMALGAM means a combination of different elements. Rap star Ludacris’ name is actually an AMALGAM. He combined his birth name Cris and his radio handle Luda to coin the new name - LUDACRIS.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t see how much memorizing words will help. They’ll help only if you end up with the same words on the test which is a slim chance.</p>