Find words in books you don't understand then write them down as i did in the following format. Finally find and post the definition, its a good way to practice and you can expand your vocabylary with words already posted.
Pg 110 “and dipping soldering irons” soldering. “Deer in the works” Canary in the Cat House by Kurt Vonnegut
Pg 111 “watching a giant lathe turn a bar of steel the size of a small silo” lathe, silo “Deer in the works” Canary in the Cat House by Kurt Vonnegut
Pg 51 “And not a chromo.” chromo. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court by Mark Twain
Pg 116 “to buffalo her about a lot of things,” buffalo “Hal Irwin’s Magic Lamp” Canary in the Cat House by Kurt Vonnegut
Main Entry: soldering iron
Function: noun
: a pointed or wedge-shaped device that is usually electrically heated and that is used for soldering
Main Entry: 1lathe 
Pronunciation: 'lA[th]
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle English lath supporting stand
: a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool 
Main Entry: chro·mo 
Pronunciation: 'krO-(")mO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural chromos
: CHROMOLITHOGRAPH 
Main Entry: si·lo 
Pronunciation: 'sI-(")lO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural silos
Etymology: Spanish
1 : a trench, pit, or especially a tall cylinder (as of wood or concrete) usually sealed to exclude air and used for making and storing silage
2 a : a deep bin for storing material (as cement or coal) b : an underground structure for housing a guided missile
[silo illustration]
Main Entry: 2buffalo
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -loed; -lo·ing
: BEWILDER, BAFFLE 
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