Hello,
My vocabulary is very limited, especially when I'm trying to sound intelligent in essay's....how can I improve and grow my vocabulary without forgetting new words within a day of learning them?
Help is much appreciated...
I think of this in terms of 2 main components:
1. Exposure - you have to know the word exists
2. Retention - you need to remember the word and how to use it.
For exposure there are a range of resources that can help you, eg. The English section here on atarnotes, newspaper articles, books, websites such as freerice.com
For retention, practice is likely to be needed. Here are some ideas: create an accountability thread on AN where you teach us __ new words a week/day, create flashcards ( I think they work best when used on an app so they're easy to access), have time set aside each week to write out glossary definitions.
I hope some of these ideas work for you