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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Built upon Sand 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 Built upon Sand 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 having a poor base, unsubstantiated, not founded on a reliable source or base, fallacious, falsified, unreliable, unstable, volatile, unsteady, baseless Ever found that a certain friend often makes plans with you, only to …
Carnage 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 Carnage 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 /ˈkɑː.nɪdʒ/ (noun) widespread slaughter of people, the violent act of killing a lot of people, killing, bloodshed, mass murder, massacre, bloodbath, butchery, too many casualties, genocide AT LEAST 27 people – including four children and an 18-month-old …
Deluge 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 Deluge 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 /ˈdel.juːdʒ/ (noun & verb) to cover something completely with so much water, flood, inundate, overwhelm, submerge, engulf, drench, soak, saturate, overload, overturn, swamp, drown, severe flood, heavy fall of rain, spate, torrent, torrential rain, downpour, thunderstorm, rainstorm, …
Nullify 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 Nullify 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 1 /ˈnʌl.ɪ.faɪ/ (verb) to invalidate a decision or agreement, cancel out, make null and void, annul, render null, revoke, repeal, reverse, do away with, abolish, countermand, terminate, abrogate, neutralize, negate, quash How to Nullify a Contract Nullifying, or …
Tell Tales Out of School 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 Tell Tales Out of School 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 to reveal confidential or sensitive information, gossip, talk out of school, reveal harmful secrets, leak, leak secret information, disclose, give away, let slip, let the cat out of the …
Guise 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 Guise 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 /gaɪz/ (noun) the outward appearance of someone or something that could be misleading or deceitful, likeness, semblance, disguise, shape, image, façade, pretense, form, manifestation Danger In The Guise Of Safety In his seminal book The Limits of …
Vestige 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 /ˈves.tɪdʒ/ (noun) a trace or remnant of something that existed in the past, trace of something gone, small amount, slightest amount, sign, tinge, indication, hint, suggestion, evidence, mark In its built structure and archaeological vestiges, the Kingdom of Kongo retains the traces of its customary, colonial …
Pragmatic 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 Pragmatic 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 /prægˈmæt.ɪk/ (adj) Pragmatic definition based on real practice and experience, practical, realistic, not theoretical, matter of fact, sensible, commonsensical, businesslike, logical, rational, hardheaded, reasonable, down-to-earth Example The pragmatic approach to science involves using the method which appears …
Aloof 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 3 Aloof 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 3 /əˈluːf/ (adj) unfriendly and distant, detached and unsociable, remote, unapproachable, formal, austere, unforthcoming, withdrawn, reserved, uncommunicative, standoffish, indifferent, cold, lofty Smile and make eye contact with others. This will help to prevent people from labeling you as …
Pariah 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 Pariah 1100 Words You Need Week 43 Day 4 /pəˈraɪə/ (noun) a person who is not socially accepted, an outcast, leper, undesirable, unperson, exile, outsider, castaway, recluse, untouchable, nonentity From being banned and treated as a pariah to becoming arguably the most powerful socio-political force in …