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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Brigand 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 1 Brigand 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 1 /ˈbrɪg.ənd/ (noun) an armed thief or robber in wild or isolated areas, bandit, gangster, lawbreaker, outlaw, thug, felon Brigandage is the life and practice of highway robbery and plunder. It is practiced by a brigand, a person …
Raiment 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 1 Raiment 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 1 /ˈreɪ.mənt/ (noun) clothes, clothing, garment, apparel, wear, dress, attire, costume The raiment that Stephen Strange wears as a sorcerer is a fairly simple one. It’s a blue robe and a red cape. However, that doesn’t mean that …
Wistful 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 1 Wistful 1100 Words You Need Week 45 Day 1 /ˈwɪst.fəl/ (adj) sad and pensive, nostalgic, sad and thinking about something in the past, longing, yearning, melancholy, rueful, regretful, contemplative, reflective, mournful, thoughtful, doleful Sinatra’s September of my Years is an entire album of such songs, a …
Under a Cloud 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Under a Cloud 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 under suspicion or discredited, in temporary disgrace or trouble, in trouble, out of favor, disgraced, in bad odor, in the doghouse, untrustworthy, unreliable President Trump on Monday made a fresh call to end …
Malevolent 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Malevolent 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 /məˈlev.əl.ənt/ (adj) causing or desiring to cause evil or harm, pernicious, harmful, vicious, wishing evil, malicious, hostile, evil-minded, baleful, venomous, malign, malignant, spiteful, wicked, nasty, mean, unkind, vindictive, rancorous, maleficent A malevolent character whose goals are evil …
Impromptu 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Impromptu 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 /ɪmˈprɒmp.tʃuː/ (adj) done or said without prior planning or preparation, improvised, ad hoc, extempore, unrehearsed, unplanned, unprepared, extemporized, unscripted, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, ad lib Fan stuns Michael Bublé with impromptu performance of ‘Fly me to the Moon’ Zarrillo, …
Dulcet 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Dulcet 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 /ˈdʌl.sət/ (adj) (of sounds) soft and pleasant to listen to, melodic, melodious, honeyed, sweet and soothing, mellow, euphonious, agreeable Dulcet tones of a surgeon’s voice may have a hidden meaning Surgeons who speak with a dominating tone …
Profuse 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Profuse 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 /prəˈfjuːs/ (adj) produced or existing in large quantities, copious, abundant, plentiful, manifold, numerous, prolific, fulsome, effusive, lavish, extravagant, rampant, exuberant, teeming Unusual or profuse bleeding may be indicated by several different signs and symptoms. Patients may present …
Diminutive 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 Diminutive 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4 /dɪˈmɪn.jʊ.tɪv/ (adj) very small, tiny, little, petite, elfin, miniscule, miniature, mini, midget, undersized, pocket-size, minute The present paper is concerned with the diminutive morpheme -wa/-ba in Akan. It examines the form, the origin and the various meanings …
Toe the Mark 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 3 Toe the Mark 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 3 to conform rigorously to a rule or standard, toe the line, attend to orders, comply, follow the book, fall into line, get in line, stay in line, obey the rules, submit, take orders, …