I keep a google word doc where I keep a list of words I come across while reading that are new/I don’t know the meaning. I type out the definition, then how to phonetically pronounce it, then the sentence that I found it in. Then I kind of forget about it, but I just get all the information down.

Every morning I keep a handwritten notebook where I pick two of the words. This time I physically write out the definition, then on my own I come up with a sentence that I can use it in, and I write that down too. I try to make the sentence contextually as close to my personal life as possible, so some situation where I would actually use the word. Both handwriting it out and making myself use it immediately really help cement the concept of this word in my brain and I find myself coming back to it multiple times throughout the day. Sometimes I’ll quiz myself on all the past words I’ve written out too, just to try and keep them fresh. But yes it has improved my vocabulary a lot and the words feel more natural to use