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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Salvation 1100 Words You Need Salvation 1100 Words You Need /sælˈveɪ.ʃən/ (noun) being saved from loss, danger or harm, redemption, deliverance from ruin, deliverance, rescue, recovery, escape (in Christianity) the state of being saved from evil and its effects by the death of Jesus Christ on a cross In case you were curious, the popular …
The fat is in the fire The fat is in the fire something has happened that will certainly cause trouble, the mischief is done, something troublesome has happened, smell a rat, big trouble, said when something has been said or done that will cause a lot of trouble A course of action with inevitable bad …
Metamorphosis 1100 Words You Need Metamorphosis 1100 Words You Need /ˌmet.əˈmɔː.fəʊz/ change of physical form that takes place gradually, change of appearance or character, transformation, change, alteration, mutation, transmutation, conversation, transfiguration, transformed person or thing The butterfly and moth develop through a process called metamorphosis. This is a Greek word that means transformation or change …
Disciple 1100 Words You Need Disciple 1100 Words You Need /dɪˈsaɪ.pļ/ (noun) the follower of a famous person, belief or idea, original follower of Jesus Christ, believer, supporter, devotee, partisan, adherent, learner, fan, buff, enthusiast, proponent In Christian theology, apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were …
Desultory 1100 Words You Need /ˈdes.əl.tər.i/ (adj) passing from one thing to another aimlessly and cursorily, fleeting, cursory, superficial, random, aimless, casual, haphazard, unfocused, indiscriminate Wellman left Captain Bottolfsen and his marooned sailors on Waldenoya and returned to his polar party on Martensoya in May. By this time the summer sun had warmed the pack ice into a wet …
Ascetic 1100 Words You Need Ascetic 1100 Words You Need /əˈset.ɪk/ (adj & noun) Noun: one who practices self-denial and devotion, an austere person living with minimum material comforts, abstainer, celibate, puritan, penitent Adjective: austere, self-denying, abstemious, abstinent, frugal, severe Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of …
Penance 1100 Words You Need Penance 1100 Words You Need /ˈpen.əns/ (noun) the act of showing that you are regretful for what you have done in the past, repentance, self-punishment for sin, atonement, forfeit, amends, propitiation, contrition The Sacrament of Penance (also commonly called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession) is one of the seven …
On Tenterhooks 1100 Words On Tenterhooks 1100 Words in a state of suspense and agitation, nervous, excited, apprehensive, on edge, agitated, anxious, a state of anxiety Tenterhooks or tenter hooks are hooked nails in a device called a tenter. Tenters were wooden frames which were used as far back as the 14th century in the …
Decadence 1100 Words You Need Decadence 1100 Words You Need /ˈdek.ə.dənts/ (noun) low moral standards and behavior, a state of decline in civilization and moral standards in a society, immorality, corruption, depravity, self-indulgence, dissolution, profligacy, dissipation, indecency The word decadence, which at first meant simply “decline” in an abstract sense, is now most often used …
Supplication 1100 Words You Need Supplication 1100 Words You Need /ˌsʌp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) asking for help from a person in authority or from God, appeal made to someone in authority, addressing of requests, entreaty, petition, plea, prayer, solicitation, application Prayer and supplication are closely related and interconnected as they are both forms of reverence and invocation …