In fact, English learning is regular. Many people like to recite words in a boring way, but later they find that this method is really not easy to use. After a long time, I can't remember much. Actually, I personally don't advocate memorizing words. I prefer the happy learning method.
First of all, I will choose an article with appropriate difficulty and listen to the whole article from beginning to end to get the general idea. Then, I will try to listen to each paragraph as a unit. At the same time, I will write down everything I hear. When I meet a word I have never heard before, I will pay special attention to this position. After listening repeatedly, I will guess how to write this word in the context of this paragraph. Then find the word by looking it up in the dictionary, and finally compare it with the word in the original text to see if it is correct.
This way is characterized by listening, but also writing. Because of repeated listening, while knowing the content of the article, the words and articles have actually been memorized. The advantage of learning words is that words are used in a certain environment, and you will remember this contextual word firmly. Moreover, I not only recited the words, but also exercised my listening and writing skills. Finally, when I recite the article, my oral English ability has also been exercised.
So, as long as you find the right way, there is really no need to be so painful. Of course, everyone's situation is different, find the best one that suits you.