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Since we have learned our language or other material, the most basic skill to learn something is ‘Memorizing’. At the same time, Memorizing is the hardest part in studying progress. Many people are having trouble about memorizing. When I was studying SAT for getting into Universities, the hardest part that students had was memorizing vocabulary. Every day, all the students should memorize 200 vocabularies. Most of students could not pass the test. However, some of the students, who had some special skill for memorizing vocabulary, are pass the test. One day, I asked them how to memorize the all the vocabulary. The smarty kids told about the Link. After I have known about Link, I could easily memorize all the vocabulary. I used Link about 4 years to memorize vocabulary I found the positive and negative side of the Link.

How to use Link system?

First of all, you should collect the words and concepts.

Second, you should create an image or word that can be pictured that looks like or sound like that abstract word or concept.

Finally, you should visualize an absurd picture intersecting the image.

English is the second language to me. So, it is really hard to memorize the American vocabulary. Using Link system could be more confusing to us to memorize. So, I imply the link system to my life. I changed a little bit for better memorizing. I imply the NEW link system to my ENL 202 class vocabulary quiz for tomorrow.

Vocabulary list

1.Abase lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make （oneself） lose self-respect

2.abbess n. woman who is head of a convent or nunnery

3.abbey n. building in which monks or nuns live as a community under an abbot or abbess

4.abbot n. man who is head of a monastery or abbey

5.abdicate renounce; give up （position, right, or responsibility）

6.abdomen n. part of the body below the chest and diaphragm, containing the stomach, bowels and digestive organs 7.abduction A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.

8.abed In bed; on a bed.

9.aberration deviation from the normal; mental disorder

10.abet assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage

11.abeyance suspended action

12.abhorrence n. hatred and disgust

13.abhorrent adj. ~ disgusting; hateful

14.abidance An abiding.

15.abjure renounce upon oath

16.able-bodied adj. healthy, fit and strong

17.ablution washing

18.abnegate vt. to give up （rights or a claim, for example）; renounce.

19.abnormal adj. different, esp in an undesirable way, from what is normal, ordinary or expected

20.abominable detestable; extremely unpleasant

21.abominate loathe; hate

22.abomination n. feeling of disgust and extreme hatred

23.aboriginal being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine

24.aborigine n. aboriginal inhabitant

25.aboveboard be in a straightforward manner

For the second step, there are two way to create image. One way is the make the image directly to the meaning. The other way is create image randomly and make story line about the word. It is depend on having or not having connection between word and definition. For example, Abase lower; degrade : A+base (The word ‘base’ has similar meaning with lower) has a connection between word and meaning. So, you could make image according to the definition. If this is not work, you could make the connection between word and definition. For example, the word aboveboard can be one. Aboveboard be in a straightforward manner : Above+board = straightforward manner above board could make a connection and sentence for better memorizing. The other way is orginal link system, which is create an image or word that can be pictured that looks like or sound like that abstract word or concept. For example, Abbess , abbey ,and abbot. These ways is easier to international students. These ways definitely more helpful to me to memorize vocabularies.

Vocabulary list

1.Abase A+BASE lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make （oneself） lose self-respect

2.abbess ABC bath n. woman who is head of a convent or nunnery

3.abbey AB bye n. building in which monks or nuns live as a community under an abbot or abbess

4.abbot A boat n. man who is head of a monastery or abbey

5.abdicate AB+D+ate renounce; give up （position, right, or responsibility）

6.abdomen AB+Domang n. part of the body below the chest and diaphragm, containing the stomach, bowels and digestive organs

7.abduction Ab+ducktion A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.

8.abed A+BED In bed; on a bed.

9.aberration ABERRA+ration deviation from the normal; mental disorder

10.abet A+BET assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage

11.abeyance Beyounce suspended action

12.abhorrence Abhor+rence n. hatred and disgust

13.abhorrent Abhor+rent adj. ~ disgusting; hateful

14.abidance Abi+Dance An abiding.

15.abjure Ab+jure renounce upon oath

16.able-bodied able-bodied adj. healthy, fit and strong

17.ablution evolution washing

18.abnegate AB+negative vt. to give up （rights or a claim, for example）; renounce.

19.abnormal AB+Normal adj. different, esp in an undesirable way, from what is normal, ordinary or expected 20.abominable Abomin+able detestable; extremely unpleasant

21.abominate A+bomin+ate loathe; hate

22.abomination A+Bomin+Nation n. feeling of disgust and extreme hatred

23.aboriginal AB+Original being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine

24.aborigine AB+origin n. aboriginal inhabitant

25.aboveboard Above+borad be in a straightforward manner

Finally, as I am a kinetic learner, I should make a flash card for better studying. I usually used to use second step 3 years ago. In my opinion, after second step, you could make note card or review the vocabulary every 2 hours instead of final step. For me, making a note card and review every 2 hours really helpful to me. After I made 25 cards, I reviewed the card every two hours. I just looked through the cards. I perfectly memorized every single word in the list.

In my opinion, the best way memorizing the vocabulary and the term is the making flash card and review the all thing. However, some of the words could not memorize for a long time. That is the time to using link system. In my experience, abusing link system could be very harmful for your long term memory. There is no doubt to using Link system to memorize. However, according to my experience abusing link system is very bad. So, I hope you guys use flash card and repeating more than link System.