Q. Where do you stand in terms of vocabulary?
A. Attempt this TEST to get an idea where do you stand. Being the level of test easy, follow the following ranking criteria
Q. What is Vocabulary?
A. Technically speaking Vocabulary is Study of meaning of different words. Though
Q. How to deal with words?
A. To learn something you must know about that thing. Words are divided in broadly three parts.
1 - Words with roots: These are the words that have there root, generally from Latin/Greek words. These are the words that are easiest to deal with, once you know about their root word. Root could be anything like 'EGO' means 'I' and is used in different words like
2- Words with common field: As the name suggests, these are the words that have their ground in some particular field and known as terminology. The field could be anything like Science, Business etc.
3 - Words with suffix and prefix: These are the most common words that add in the starting or at the end of other words and can change the meaning of word entirely.
Once you know the function of a suffix or a prefix you can guess the meaning of the word easily.
Example: sub + standard = substandard meaning below standard.
Q. How to build Vocabulary?
A. Unlike any other field of a language, Vocabulary is something that is endless. More you learn, more you find to learn. That's why Vocabulary building is considered a continuous process leading to continuous learning.
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A very good guide and starting steps to build vocab… Very well said that rome was not built in a day in context to building vocab !!
Thanks for the positive words arkesh.
These words are great source for motivation and inspiration.
regards
thanks for the suggestion of book but can you plaese tell me any other which i can prefer after using word power made easy
Hmmm…
You can try
it wz really a good n motivating one …thnks …n keep th gud work ….
Thanks to proper guidence & motivation..
very good article….it proved to be very helpful to me…..
i have came across one site which provides vocabulary learning for CAT using visualization technique….u can suggest it to CAT takers
link is http://mashrani.blog.co.in/category/english-vocabulary/
hi gaurav, thnx o tons.this is a gr8 lesson 4 a fresher………………… luv 2 continue practising with u…
very helpful lesson……
thanks mr. gaurav….. ur really have thought provoking guidance
this is very good tips about vocabulary because people are not much aware of this
THIS IS QUITE GOOD. STUFF LIKE THIS WOULD REALLY HELP PEOPLE TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE……PLEASE HELP ME TO FIND ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVE IN IMPROVING MY SKILLS
thank u very much ur suggestion is too good
Thanks a lot guys for your positive words.
i agree with shreela.. cud u plz suggest some sites which gives a platform for knowing better words..
Hmmm… Why to go anywhere else.
we have many lessons for this purpose that not only provide new words but also interesting facts that will surely help you to keep those words in your memory for a real long time.
Lessons like:-
Interesting Etymologies # 1
Interesting Etymologies # 2
commonly used and misused words
Followed by a whole series of flash cards
You may find the following thread on the forum useful as well, as we are planning to introduce one word here on daily basis with full details.
Hope this will help you in getting what you were looking for.
Hi ! Gaurav.
Thanx for the guidance. I waz searching the categorization of words everywhere…i found it here:).
and reading editorials in newzpapers is really a good idea.Because i think; the editors are the people who play with words.Daily one can get 20-25 new words in one essay,and current issues as well. and it wont take more than 20 minutes,reading an article.
Thank you all. For puting up your views here.
Happy posting.
Thanks everyone for your possitive words.
Keep in touch and keep Visiting CAT community.
To have an excellent vocabulary, you should look at various communities dealing with English: english.learnhub.com, esl.learnhub.com, the-book-club.learnhub.com, shakespeare.learnhub.com, etc.
Read up a lot, and check your grammar. We have various lessons on grammar in the CAT Prep community. You can also join my courses Word and Phrase Etymologies as well as Short Story Studies. :)
Good luck!
this article is really a guiding one wid sme simple steps to follow….. thnks fr the info…
prepare, practice, prove!
The TOEFL strategy
Thanks for helping me assess myself and giving me a direction to improve vocabulary. :)
thanks for the suggestion and keep guiding us with more key concepts
we think that its all we get in a quinch of time……
suggested steps can be followed to build ur vocab
your suggested path for building vocab is really help a lot
please share and suggested timely
Thanks a lot for evrything u told.. Ur effort is appreciated!
its very nice …..actually i am poor in english ….if i improve my vocabulary means i can improve my communication …..?i gonna take my cat in 2009 ..now only i start to prepare my preparation………how to prepare sir………..pls guide me sir ……..
regards
lavu
its very good work i suppose it would help me to build my vocab
thanks sir..
thank u for ur guidance.pls update something new points so that we can understand more clearly.
thank you for our guidance. i really apppreciate your way of teaching. plz guide me with some more techniques
to improve my vocab.
Hi,
Why don’t you take a look at our lessons on vocab flash cards? They are listed as separate lesson on LearnHub – just have a look at http://cat.learnhub.com/lessons/page=4, and scroll down a bit.
Also visit the CAT community page – there is a separate vocabulary section that you can scroll down to view.
Another good series of lessons is interesting etymologies – you will definitely remember more words. Do refer to it .
Hope this helps.
I want some more guidance regarding vocabulary
This lesson really motivate me to built my vocablary power.
but i want more guidance. THANK YOU
i had found a great site hhant u vry much gaurav
thanx 4 a guiding such a wonderful way. may i know another book 4 vocab
Dear vidhipatel,
You can go through the following books for vocab building..
Another Word a Day
All About Words
Also have a look at the new feature started by Learnhub called WOW: A video feature to enhance your vocab
hey m totalli new on diz..can nybuddy guide me hw 2 prepare 4 verbal ability section coz m totalli zero in diz section….
hopin 2 gt reply soon…
thnxx….
Start with GRE Wordlist. You should go through 1-2 wordlists everyday and before moving on to the next one, revise the previous one. GRE Community contains lot of lessons and tests to help you prepare for the verbal section. First read the lessons so that you get an idea about the types of questions asked in the section. Once you have reviewed the lessons, practice giving as many tests as possible. Reading Comprehension Passage is the toughest one in the section. Practice them regularly.
u made it easy for me …
thanx 4 a gud lesson…
keep it up 4 us…
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thanks a lot fr such guidance,,,,