How to study vocab

[cloudyy]

Hey, just wondering how to study vocabularies. It's really hard for me to memorise words and put them into use for me, I have really bad memory and i struggle a lot :/ any tips?

[Aearator]

Hey, just wondering how to study vocabularies. It's really hard for me to memorise words and put them into use for me, I have really bad memory and i struggle a lot :/ any tips?

I had the EXACT same issue lol, what I do for vocab is I try and break up the word into similar sounding stuff and make an image. For example, if you were trying to memorise the word ‘emancipate’ which means liberated, I would break it up into ‘eman’ and make a mental image in my mind of a man getting freed. You could utilise this method better than I did above (I made that one up on the spot)  but if you make it crazy/stupid or whatever you remember it better. This is way better and more fun than trying to rote learn.

[Dictionnaire de la Marche]

Firstly, try Vocabulary.com...I find it really helpful!
Also, (this is not for everyone), but reading a dictionary and writing down the meaning one new word each day can also work.
Alternatively, every time you come across a word you don't fully understand, whether it be in conversation or a book you're reading, look it up in the dictionary. For some reason, this only works if you use a proper big thick dictionary, not just dictionary.com, and sometimes you have to be prepared to look up a word three times before you'll remember it.
Reading is also important, as it helps to put the new words you have learned into context, enabling you to use them correctly.