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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Annual 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 Annual 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 /ˈæn.ju.əl/ (adj & noun) happening once every year, yearly, once a year, for period of one year, every twelve months – books or magazines that are published once a year, yearbook, annual report – (of plants) only alive during one season, …
Scarce 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 Scarce 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 /skeəs/ (adj) not easily obtained or found, in short supply, scant, scanty, meager, inadequate, deficient, insufficient, paltry, at a premium, limited, sparse – rare, uncommon, infrequent, unusual, atypical Despite the shortages of toilet paper and flour (probably because everyone’s baking sourdough …
Minimum 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məm/ (adj & noun) Definition the smallest number or amount of something that is possible, lowest possible degree, least, minutest, slightest, bottom, tiniest, bare minimum, iota, bottom level, rock bottom, lowest level, lowest limit Example Minimum number of students for a class? I’m taking a speech class at …
Typical 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 Typical 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 3 /ˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl/ (adj) showing all the characteristics that are expected of a person or thing, representative, customary, symptomatic, ordinary, classic, archetypical, model, prototypical, stereotypical, unremarkable, regular, predictable, habitual, mainstream, average This job in brief: The term ‘consultant’ can be a tagline for …
Wager 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Wager 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ˈweɪ.dʒəʳ/ (noun & verb) Wager definition an amount of money that you risk in a bet or contest in the hope that you’ll receive more in return, bet on outcome, gamble, stake, pledge, risk, venture, hazard, put money on, flutter – …
Tempt 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Tempt 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /tempt/ (verb) to make someone want or do something, incite desire in someone, be inviting to someone, convince, entice, persuade, induce, inveigle, coax, cajole, excite, arouse, lure, appeal Also think about how the new job relates to your overall career plans. …
Shriek 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Shriek 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ʃriːk/ (noun & verb) a loud and high-pitched piercing cry or sound, shrill cry, scream, screech, roar, howl, yell, yelp – make a shrill sound or cry, say something in a shrill voice, scream, howl “Terrified” boy pretending to shriek with …
Recline 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Recline 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /rɪˈklaɪn/ (noun & verb) lie down and relax, repose, lie back, lean back, be recumbent, lounge, sprawl, couch, stretch out, loll, tilt back, rest Sedentary behavior is not the same as physical inactivity: sedentary behavior is defined as “any waking behavior …
Peril 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Peril 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ˈper.əl/ (noun) great danger, jeopardy, risk, hazard, insecurity, uncertainty, menace, threat, perilousness, pitfall, exposure, liability The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being …
Numb 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Numb 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /nʌm/ (noun & verb) without any sensation or feeling, numbed, desensitized, unfeeling, anaesthetized, dazed, stunned, frigid, paralyzed, frozen, deadened – emotionless, shocked, traumatized, distressed Raynaud’s (ray-NOSE) disease causes some areas of your body — such as your fingers and toes — …