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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Hoard 1100 Words You Need Hoard 1100 Words You Need /hɔːd/ (noun & verb) to collect and hide a large amount of something usually in a secret manner, store, accumulate, gather, store a supply of something, save, amass, stockpile, put aside, hide away, pile, mass, cache, supply The Psychological Reason Coronavirus Is Prompting People to …
Congenial 1100 Words You Need Congenial 1100 Words You Need /kənˈdʒiː.ni.əl/ (adj) friendly and amicable, pleasant, amiable, cordial, sympathetic, agreeable, affable, genial, good-natured, hospitable Our changing demographics in the workplace is taking on a new look as people from diverse cultural backgrounds come together under one roof. And it is important that congenial communication be …
Blow hot and cold Blow hot and cold to have inconsistent and fickle thoughts, ideas or attitudes in a confusing way, alternate in consistently between two moods or opinions, swing back and forth, be indecisive, waver, vacillate, hesitate, falter, be uncertain, be unsure, move back and forth, move backward and forward, dither, fluctuate Why are …
Rue 1100 Words You Need Rue 1100 Words You Need /ruː/ (verb) to feel extremely sorry about something, regret, pity, feel regret for something, repent, feel sorry about, deplore, lament “Mark my words, you will rue this day, lament it in tears. You will come to me on your knees sobbing, begging for forgiveness. But …
Conflagration 1100 Words You Need Conflagration 1100 Words You Need /ˌkɒn.fləˈgreɪ.ʃən/ (noun) a large and destructive fire, devastating fire, blaze, forest fire A conflagration is a large and destructive fire that threatens human life, animal life, health, and/or property. It may also be described as a blaze or simply a (large) fire. A conflagration can …
Initiate 1100 Words You Need Initiate 1100 Words You Need /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/ (verb) to start a process, break the ice, commence, embark on/upon, begin, make something start, introduce, originate, open, set off, instigate, teach someone something new, instruct The enactment of VAWA 1994 culminated an effort begun in 1990 to draft and pass what became this …
Deplorable 1100 Words You Need Deplorable 1100 Words You Need /dɪˈplɔː.rə.bļ/ (adj) very bad, awful, regrettable, extremely unacceptable, disgraceful, terrible, dreadful, shocking, unpardonable, appalling, unforgivable, shameful, pitiful, wretched, lamentable, reprehensible, blameworthy Florida girl, 14, calls abuse hotline over ‘deplorable’ living conditions, parents arrested When deputies spoke with the 14-year-old girl, she confirmed to them she …
Obliterate 1100 Words You Need Obliterate 1100 Words You Need /əˈblɪt.ər.eɪt/ (verb) destroy and erase completely, annihilate, raze, expunge, to remove all the signs of something, make something disappear, wipe out, demolish, eliminate, eradicate, abolish, devastate If a portion of a document text has been obliterated, either with a correction fluid or tape or by …
As broad as it is long As broad as it is long it’s said when one cannot choose between two identical or similar things, making very little differences, like two peas in a pod, almost the same, almost identical, alike, analogous, comparable, akin, nuance, tinge Sammie and Charlie are identical twins who have been best …
Disperse 1100 Words You Need Disperse 1100 Words You Need /dɪˈspɜːs/ (verb) to scatter or move away people or things over a large area, cause people or things to scatter in various directions, distribute widely, go away, disband, break up, diffuse, separate, dissolve A small group of protesters started throwing objects at officers about 7:30 …