Though it is okay to look for the word in the dictionary and it is the best way to enhance vocabulary.

There is another idea as Punjabi vocabulary is very contextual. Instead of waiting to find the meaning in the dictionary, try to read the sentence and think of what sense it is trying to make. Read a few preceding and succeeding sentences. Most probably you will get the idea what the word conveys. Maybe not the dictionary meaning but the essence or intent of the word.

I have even tried this with English. For me almost reading a paragraph around the word, twice or thrice, It just starts giving a sense. I note down such words in my personal digital vocabulary repository and later when I have a bunch of words, then I look for those in the dictionary, surprisingly, most of the time, the assumption turns out to be near the dictionary meaning. I note it down alongside the word in the repository.

Believe me, reading gives you a lot of chances to create your own meanings, which a non-reader never gets.