How do I remember vocabulary better? The vast majority of what we learn is lost, we forget it because we never internalised it in the first place. It is claimed that some 95% of what we learn in a lecture can be lost in a short time, say days… with reading, the information sticks a bit longer but we still forget most of it in a short time. The trick with any new material - including vocabulary - is to use it. Take the new vocabulary, apply it in as many instances and situations as you can. use it in different sentences, use it to convey variations of the same meaning. This will help you internalise the new words. But, in the end, you are still likely to forget your new vocabulary because once you’ve been exposed to it, once you’ve practised saying it, once you’ve applied it in various situations. You’ll leave your lesson and not use it again. There is a better way, teach it. See your new information and share it with the next person. In doing so you are going to be forcing yourself to dig up the information you obtained and retrieve it for the purpose of explaining it to somebody else. In doing so you will be using it yourself and teaching yourself thus anchoring your new found knowledge. Other activities to achieve the same objective include: Simply talking to your husband, wife, significant other about it, Speak to your colleagues about the ideas and concepts using the new vocabulary. Blog about it, use italki for example, they offer a notebook feature where you can practise your writing skills, use the italki notebook.