Ask HN: What methods do you follow to improve your vocabulary?

2 points by beratbozkurt0 275 days ago | 2 comments

I've recently been working on an app that will make memorizing vocabulary easier. But before I share it, I wanted to hear your tips.

I learn faster by creating flashcards. By spending 10 minutes a day, I learned over 500 words in about 2-3 weeks.

da-x 275 days ago |

I dislike flash cards, preferring to answer open questions instead, where you have to fill a word in a sentence. Open questions also prevent rot learning.

LLMs are really good at generating such open questions.

E.g. "The committee was ______ to the proposal, provided that a few minor adjustments were made to address public concerns." - I generated this using a simple prompt. Guess the word that needs to be filled in :)

beratbozkurt0 275 days ago | |

This is a good tactic. It's difficult for me to memorize vocabulary this way. I usually have to translate it into my native language and learn it thoroughly. But then, filling in the blanks works better for me.