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Replace “Wall Street Journal” with “books/literature,” and it’s what I was about to suggest. It’s a very good method, especially since you’re a sophomore and have time to actually improve your vocabulary, as opposed to cramming for a test.</p>
<p>You could also try learning some basic Greek and Latin roots. Taking Latin classes really helped me (Latin students score >150 more on average on SAT CR), but you don’t have to go that far, you can just learn the most common roots; 60% of English vocabulary is derived from Latin.</p>