Learning English vocabulary, especially abstract and academic words, has always been a big challenge for English learners because the majority of ESL learners simply memorize words out of context. Therefore, English learners cannot score high on standardized English tests, such as IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, SAT, etc. with relatively long passages and contextualized words.
Vocabulary learning should be integrated with listening comprehension to become a more natural process. For this reason, our students can select any word, phrase, passage or the entire article in order to listen to the selected text. That is to say, LELB Society is genuinely talking to and interacting with our students.
As mentioned earlier, it’s a wrong approach to learning vocabulary out of context. At LELB Society, we provide our students with this exceptional opportunity to build up and expand academic vocabulary in real or authentic context extracted from novels, books, websites, plays, scripts of movies, poems, and the like. What’s more, our students can master advanced vocabulary in organized themes and subjects by clicking on the tags or keywords located at the bottom of each lesson. To browse our most frequently-used tags and keywords, click here and study all lessons.
Abstract words should become tangible in your mind for a longer retention. One perfect way to make abstract words tangible is to make appropriate associations between them and corresponding visual concepts, and using images and illustrations can help you achieve this goal. At LELB Society, we have illustrated thousands of advanced English vocabulary found in best-selling vocabulary books, such as 504 Absolutely Essential Words, 1100 Words You Need to Know and 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam.
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Mature 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /məˈtjʊəʳ/ (adj & verb) Adjective: fully developed or ripe, matured, established – experienced, full-grown, skilled, adult Verb: to become mature, ripen, develop, flourish, grow up, mellow All people grow up and mature. They turn 20, they turn 40, and soon 60 – and then they die. So when …
Alter 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ˈɒl.təʳ/ (verb) to change or modify something to make it better, adjust, revise, amend, make changes to, vary, correct, reform, make alterations to, adapt Behavioral change can be very beneficial to an individual, an annoying side-effect, or a life-altering condition which takes considerable effort to repair. Two such …
Expand 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 15 /ɪkˈspænd/ (verb) to increase in size, number or importance, swell, enlarge, dilate get bigger, spread out, become larger, stretch, inflate, thicken, grow, multiply Growth and expansion are key goals for most business owners and entrepreneurs. But how can you expand your business in today’s lackluster and slow-growth economy? …
Bewildered 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /bɪˈwɪl.dəd/ (adj) confused and not knowing what to do, perplexed, mixed up, disoriented, puzzled, bemused, baffled, mystified, dazed, disconcerted We all get confused and bewildered at times, but prolonged periods of confusion can cause us to feel that we are stuck in a never-ending, foggy web of uncertainty. …
Thrust 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /θrʌst/ (noun & verb) Verb: to push something strongly and suddenly, push with force, propel, shove, force out, insert Noun: sudden and strong push, driving force, plunge, insertion, drive, shove Thrust is the force which moves the rocket through the air, and through space. Thrust is generated by …
Underdog 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ˈʌn.də.dɒg/ (noun) the people or team that are weaker and less powerful and not likely to win or be successful, victim, loser, weaker party, scapegoat, second best, little guy, fall guy College basketball’s power conferences are just opening their postseason tournaments, but many smaller schools have already punched …
Whirl 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /wɜːl/ (noun & verb) Noun: spinning or turning round, spinning motion, flick, rotation, twizzle, twirl – an exciting and continuous period of activity, tumult, hustle, quick succession of events, commotion, flurry, bustle Verb: turn or spin rapidly, rotate, reel, twirl, swivel Why there’s a whirl when you drain …
Vicious 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ˈvɪʃ.əs/ (adj) hurtful, evil, causing extreme hurt or harm to others, callous, heartless, dangerous, violent, savage, ferocious, barbarous, barbaric, sadistic, inhuman, brutal, ruthless, fierce, merciless, relentless, cruel – malignant, malign, spiteful, malicious, venomous, mean, malevolent, rancorous Opposition made vicious attempts to destroy national unity in Pakistan: CM Buzdar …
Duplicate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /ˈdjuː.plɪ.keɪt/ (adj, noun & verb) Verb: to make a precise copy of something, make an identical version of something, copy, repeat, photocopy, redo, clone, reprint, reproduce, replicate Noun: an exact copy of something, replacement, reproduction, facsimile, spare, carbon copy Adjective: being an exact copy of something else, matching, …
Brawl 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 14 /brɔːl/ (noun & verb) a noisy and aggressive fight, tussle, fracas, argument, punch-up, skirmish, affray, scuffle, clash – to fight noisily, wrestle, scrap Mississippi State and Tulsa played a football game today. That bit of information was immediately overshadowed when the two teams engaged in an all-out brawl …