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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Calumny 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Calumny 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Definition false accusation against a person, slander, defamation, libel, false and defamatory statement about someone, character assassination, vilification, verbal abuse, revilement, backbiting, backstabbing, scandal Example What’s a false allegation by an employee? It’s any claim your member …
Grimace 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Grimace 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 /ˈgrɪ.məs/ (noun & verb) to make a facial expression showing that you have pain or don’t like something, ugly and twisted expression of pain or disgust, scowl, frown, smirk, long face, sneer, pout, pull a face, make …
Asinine 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Asinine 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 /ˈæs.ɪ.naɪn/ (adj) extremely foolish and stupid, silly, inane, insane, foolhardy, mindless, senseless, brainless, ludicrous, ridiculous, absurd, nonsensical, dumb, moronic, unintelligent, like an ass “it’s absolutely an asinine, ridiculous statement by the congressman,” Christie said during a press conference …
Tenacious 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 Tenacious 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 3 /təˈneɪ.ʃəs/ (adj) Tenacious definition holding an opinion in a determined way, holding onto something very tightly, assertive, opinionated, adamant, keeping a firm hold, persisting in existence, sturdy, tough, adhering, determined, stubborn, tightly held, obstinate, resolute, firm, dogged, …
Brass Tacks 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 Brass Tacks 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 the basics or the main part of a problem or issue, the basics or fundamentals of a situation or issue, essentials, nuts and bolts, fundamentals, bare essentials, building blocks Let’s get down to brass tacks …
Disheveled 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 Disheveled 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 /dɪˈʃev.əld/ (adj) (of people and their appearance) very untidy and slovenly, unkempt, disordered, messy, sloppy, uncombed, ruffled, scruffy, unruly “Did you have a rough night?” when an employee arrives to work late, disheveled and with bloodshot eyes, …
Antiquated 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 Antiquated 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 /ˈæn.tɪ.kweɪ.tɪd/ US /-ţə.kweɪ.ţɪd/ (adj) obsolete and too old, passé, obsolescent, archaic, old-fashioned and unsuitable for modern life, outdated, out of date, outmoded, behind the times, démodé, old So what’s the best way to modernize technology in retail? …
Fluctuate 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 Fluctuate 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 2 /ˈflʌk.tju.eɪt/ (verb) to change and vary continuously, swing back and forth, be inconsistent, blow hot and cold, rise and fall irregularly, differ, shift, alter, waver, oscillate, go up and down, vacillate Economists generally believe that very high …
Take a Leaf Out of Someone’s Book 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 1 Take a Leaf Out of Someone’s Book 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 1 to copy and imitate someone, emulate, follow the example, mimic, impersonate, pretend to be, duplicate, replicate, try to be like Clearly, modeling by leaders can …
Divulge 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 1 Divulge 1100 Words You Need Week 34 Day 1 /daɪˈvʌldʒ/ (verb) to make something secret known, reveal, display, disclose, tell, pass on, publish, broadcast, promulgate, propagate, spill the beans, make public, make known, give away, let slip “Your deepest secrets cannot be smelled out by someone …