<p>how on earth do you memorize all those 500,000,000,000 words??? that's an exaggeration there with the numbers... but it seems impossible!</p>
<p>My way..</p>
<p>For example barrons word list...</p>
<p>Read the page the first time, the second time try the guess the words and third time try to memorize the words you didn't know.</p>
<p>And voila you have the words in the pocket</p>
<p>My way:</p>
<ol>
<li>I read over the words and their definitions.</li>
<li>I have someone test me on them.</li>
<li>I go back and look at the ones I missed.</li>
<li>Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you know all of them.</li>
</ol>
<p>For the SAT, my way... don't bother memorizing</p>
<p>For other things like vocabulary in school, I read through the words and defs once, then cover the definitions and see if I know the words, and go back and read the ones I didn't know. After doing a few pages of words, I go back and retest myself (or have someone else test me) on all the words.</p>
<p>Read the newspaper...</p>
<p>but seriously, you don't need to memorize THAT many words.
Maybe 200...but not like thousands. </p>
<p>Also, memorizing roots, prefix and suffix, those things will help you more bc you can deduce meaning from words you don't know. </p>
<p>I memorized things by just using index cards...</p>
<p>flashcards rule! I have a shoebox full of flashcards... hehe</p>
<p>I agree! flashcards are awesome! I'm making 20 flashcards everyday and it's really working to me!</p>
<p>You don't. I just learned that I can't memorize easily at all, so I don't try. Latin was ALWAYS a struggle for me.</p>
<p>If you really want to memorize vocab and are motivated, I would recommend flashcards. The important thing is to spend a LOT of time with the vocab. For example, since eighth grade, I have tried to memorize the Barron's 3500 word list. . .I am a rising junior, and I still don't know around 5% of the words. . .so basically, if you have time to, go for it. . .if you don't, I think a high frequency list and luck will have to do. . .</p>