Everyday you can read books or articles from topics you don't normally read and underline 3 words you don't understand. Find the meaning of the words in the dictionary, and make 2 sentences for each of the words to help the words stick.

Other method is to read Reader's digest's Vocabulary section. Try to memorize all of the words and make 2 sentences for each new word you encounter.
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I agree with lid. I would also suggest going to dictionary.com they have this option you can subscribe to word of the day. It does just that it sends you a random word every single day and gives you the def. for it and everything!
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Crossword Puzzles.

I like to expand my lexicon at every opportunity by looking up words that are new to me right away but there is one exercise I like to do daily to help stay sharp and improve.

I try to do at least one crossword puzzle every day. The parts of my brain that use and remember words I currently know and the curious parts of my brain that would like to know more words and their definitions are both activated and exercised in the doing of these puzzles.

I sometimes have to use a dictionary or thesaurus to complete the more difficult crossword puzzles so I'm usually within a few feet of a copy of each while I am in my home and I have several copies of each.

I do these puzzles from MSNBC everyday online.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20044245/?cat=fcx

I also do the daily crossword from an actual newspaper almost everyday as well usually The Telegraph from Nashua NH or The Boston Globe. I usually pick up one or two of these newspapers everyday. On top of the puzzles the reading of these newspapers either in print or online can only help in the improvement of my vocabulary as well.
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There are several websites that can help you. Some will email you a word with definition a day.

Try these sites:
wordsmith.org/awad
www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
www.reference.com/wordoftheday
www.vocabvitamins.com
Source(s):
wordsmith.org/awad
www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
www.reference.com/wordoftheday
www.vocabvitamins.com

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Here is a helpful secret or tip you can use if you have Microsoft Word.

When you type in a word on a blank document, you can right click on the word and check for what synonyms are available for that word.

If you want to find words that are not in your vocab, you can do this and find a similar meaning to a word that you have never heard before.

This is a quick way to find meanings and understandings of certain words.
Source(s):
Use of Microsoft Word

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"WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance... "

http://www.freerice.com/

It is a vocabulary quiz, for each answer you get right they donate 10 grains of rice to the UN World Food Program ^_^

The nice thing is for every three you get right it gets more difficult, for every one you get wrong it gets easier, so it is constantly adjusting to suit you.

As an added bonus it does have audio and if you want to view other subjects you can.
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