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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Inhabit 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Inhabit 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/ (verb) to live in a place, colonize, settle, dwell in, reside, in, lodge in, abide in, populate, squat, occupy There are other examples of extreme habitats where specially adapted lifeforms exist; tar pits teeming with microbial life; naturally occurring crude …
Frigid 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Frigid 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ˈfrɪdʒ.ɪd/ (adj) extremely cold, freezing, frosty, icy, chilly, wintry, sub-zero, glacial – unfriendly and too formal, unemotional, passionless, unfeeling, austere Why Frigid Office Temperatures Can be Bad for Business It’s summertime but it doesn’t feel like it in your office. Do …
Dismal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Dismal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /ˈdɪz.məl/ (adj) hopeless and sad, gloomy, dejected, grim, cheerless, depressed, melancholy, morose, doleful, despondent, dispirited, miserable, wretched, somber – extremely bad, awful, dreary When you need to look sad or dismal in person or during a performance, you have to rely …
Conceal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Conceal 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /kənˈsiːl/ (verb) to hide something, prevent something from being seen, keep secret, prevent from being known, cover, obscure, block out, mask, cover up, disguise, veil, secrete, camouflage, screen, suppress, hold back Mistakes are also made because of difficulty in concealing or …
Corpse 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 Corpse 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 2 /kɔːps/ (noun) Corpse definition dead body especially of a human being, body, cadaver, carcass, remains Example Morgue workers in India received the shock of a lifetime when they discovered a moving ‘corpse’ in their freezer. As unbelievable as it may seem, …
Qualify 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Qualify 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ/ (verb) to succeed in a fierce competition, be suitable for, meet the requirements, be qualified or eligible, be nominated or licensed, be certified – restrict the meaning or strength of a statement, limit, temper, constrict, reduce, modify, soften, lessen In …
Bachelor 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Bachelor 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈbætʃ.əl.əʳ/ (noun) unmarried man, single man, unattached man, eligible male, confirmed bachelor, young knight – a person holding the first degree from a university Bachelor parties have a reputation for being raunchy and raucous (which we can probably thank Hollywood for). …
Unaccustomed 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Unaccustomed 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˌʌn.əˈkʌs.təmd/ (adj) unfamiliar, not accustomed, not usual or customary, like a fish out of water, inexperienced in, unconversant with, unacquainted with, uncommon, rare, abnormal, unused, new, strange, alien, atypical Heat exhaustion’s most common symptoms are cool, moist skin that is pale …
Data 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Data 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈdeɪ.tə/ (noun) information particularly fact or numbers, statistics, figures, details, particulars, input, records, documents, files, specifics, info Big Data and analytics has been called the “next big thing,” and it can certainly make a strong case with the explosion of easily …
Gallant 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Gallant 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /ˈgæl.ənt/ (adj & noun) (of men) kind and polite toward women, attentive to women, chivalrous, courteous, gentlemanly, magnanimous, thoughtful – fearless, brave, heroic, bold, intrepid, courageous, valiant, valorous, dauntless, noble, spirited – a gallant man If women are so particular about …