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Which word's meaning are you more likely to remember?
•euphonious (adj.): having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music
•Her mellifluous voice moved the audience to tears.
Both words have the same meaning! But it is more likely that you'll remember mellifluous because you have seen it used in a sentence.
Up to 90% Retention
Models like the Learning Pyramid suggest "practice by doing" boosts retention to nearly 90%, compared to just 30% for passive review.
The Generation Effect
Information is better remembered if it is actively generated from your own mind rather than simply read.
Involvement Load Hypothesis
Leading theories in language acquisition confirm that the high cognitive effort of sentence creation leads to the strongest memory traces.