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.
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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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Survive 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with authentic contexts and examples, synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech for IELTS, GRE, & TOEFL candidates /səˈvaɪv/ (verb) to manage to stay alive, continue to exist or live, sustain oneself, remain alive – endure, persist, outlast, persevere, carry on, outlive According to some estimates, about three-quarters of the …
Valid 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with antonyms, synonyms and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students in authentic context /ˈvæl.ɪd/ (adj) based on facts and reason, reasonable, sound, acceptable, bona fide, legitimate, tenable, justifiable, rational – according to the law, legal, having legal force, official, contractual, effective, in force By entering …
Variety 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS candidates in real context /vəˈraɪə.ti/ (noun) different types of things or people, the state of being different or varied, a collection of different things, array, mixture, miscellany, diversification, multifariousness, heterogeneity, change, diversity, assortment, variation, category, class, …
Mediocre 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with antonyms, synonyms, and parts of speech in authentic context for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students /ˌmiː.diˈəʊ.kəʳ/ (adj) not good enough, not very good, average, ordinary, customary, undistinguished, unremarkable, unexceptional, prosaic, pedestrian, lackluster, so-so, middling, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, second-rate It is time for U.S. companies to raise their service …
Amateur 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with antonyms, synonyms and parts of speech for IELTS, TOEFL & GRE students in authentic context /ˈæm.ə.təʳ/ (adj & noun) taking part in an activity just for pleasure and not as a profession, unskillful, unprofessional, crude, non-professional, dilettante, inept, incompetent, inexperienced, fledgling, callow, clumsy, inexpert, awkward, like a …
Exaggerate 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 8 with synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech and in real or authentic contexts for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students /ɪgˈzædʒ.ə.reɪt/ (verb) Exaggerate definition to make something look bigger or more important than what it really is, magnify, amplify, overestimate, overemphasize, overstate, overrate, hyperbolize, dramatize, embroider, embellish, aggrandize, inflate, make …
Unforeseen 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 7 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students in authentic contexts /ˌʌn.fəˈsiːn/ (adj) unpredictable and unexpected, unanticipated, unplanned, astonishing, sudden, surprising, startling As an entrepreneur, unforeseen challenges are going to constitute the bulk of your workdays. It might be something big, like a …
Gloomy 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 7 with antonyms, synonyms, and parts of speech for IELTS, TOEFL & GRE students in authentic or real contexts /ˈgluː.mi/ (adj) dark and shadowy, sunless, somber, dull, depressing, dim, dismal, murky, dreary – dejected, downhearted, despondent, depressed, low, desolate, hopeless, morose, downbeat, blue, melancholy, low-spirited, pessimistic Some people have …
Molest 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 7 with synonyms, antonyms, parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS students in authentic context /məˈlest/ (verb) to abuse someone sexually especially by touching them, rape, assault, attack, interfere with – harass, pester, torment, persecute, mistreat, annoy, bother Sadly, you knew it was bound to happen sooner or …
Resent 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 7 with synonyms, antonyms and parts of speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS candidates in real context /rɪˈzent/ (verb) to be annoyed at something, be angry about something, feel aggrieved at, begrudge, be resentful of, show antipathy, dislike, hate, object to, dislike, take umbrage at, take offence at, bear …