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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Flabbergasted 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 2 Flabbergasted 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 2 /ˈflæb.ə.gɑː.stɪd/ US /-ɚ.gæ-/ (adj) extremely shocked and surprised, stunned, astonished, staggered, amazed, astounded, taken by surprise The doctor is the state’s 11th case of the novel coronavirus and the state health minister, Jenny Mikakos, said he attended …
Nonentity 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 2 Nonentity 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 2 /ˌnɒnˈen.tɪ.ti/ US /ˌnɑːˈnen.ţə.ţi/ (noun) a person without any importance or strong character, an unimportant person or thing, nobody, non-person, mediocrity, nothing, insignificant person, non-existence What am I in the eyes of most people – a nonentity, an …
Pull Up Stakes 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 1 Pull Up Stakes 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 1 to quit a place, depart, take everything that you have and leave a place, move and go to live elsewhere, go away, disappear, head off There may be many good reasons why you …
Parable 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 1 Parable 1100 Words You Need Week 35 Day 1 /ˈpær.ə.bļ/ US /ˈper-/ (noun) a short and simple story that teaches a moral lesson, allegory, moral story, moral tale, fable, exemplum, apologue, religious story, tale, folk tale, legend We are thankful to you for giving us the …
Lily-livered 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Lily-livered 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ˌlɪl.iˈlɪv.əd/ US /-ɚd/ (adj) cowardly and weak, gutless, timid, unmanly, lacking courage, shy, fearful, timorous, diffident, reticent, retiring, faint-hearted, apprehensive, hesitant Despite his bold words, Marcus proved to be utterly lily-livered when the time came to confront …
Unkempt 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Unkempt 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ʌnˈkempt/ (adj) untidy and slovenly, not cared for, disheveled, messy, scruffy, disarranged, ungroomed, uncombed, needing grooming, tousled, ruffled My son and I were always close. My DiL is a few years older than my son and I …
Fastidious 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Fastidious 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /fæsˈtɪd.i.əs/ (adj) paying too much attention to small details, perfectionistic, wanting everything to be perfect, attentive to accuracy and details, meticulous, scrupulous, painstaking, fussy, overcritical, demanding, picky, choosy, difficult, exacting, assiduous, delicate, squeamish “Fastidious about personal hygiene, …
Au Courant 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Au Courant 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ˌō-ku̇-‘rän/ (adj) Au courant definition up-to-date and well-informed, in touch, au fait, familiar, acquainted, knowledgeable, enlightened, knowing latest developments Example In 2015 the Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich held a special exhibition capturing her work. Her …
Pittance 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 Pittance 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 4 /ˈpɪt.ənts/ US /ˈpɪţ-/ (noun) a very small amount of money, particularly as your salary or income, nominal sum of money, inadequate amount of money, next to nothing, nothing, subsistence wage, small change, nickels and dimes, trifle, chicken …
Hook, Line and Sinker 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Hook, Line and Sinker 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 completely, entirely, totally, utterly, thoroughly, wholly, absolutely, one hundred percent, lock, stock and barrel “I fell hook, line and sinker for this mobile game, and lost £100 in the process” My …