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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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 …
Ponder 1100 Words You Need Ponder 1100 Words You Need /ˈpɒndə/ (verb) to think about something very carefully, reflect on / upon, speculate, consider, deem, think over, contemplate, deliberate, weigh up, meditate over, ruminate In chapter 19 of the last work he ever completed, Bastiat pondered on the nature of war and who benefits from …
Destitution 1100 Words You Need Destitution 1100 Words You Need /ˌdɛstɪˈtʃuːʃn,ˌdɛstɪˈtjuːʃn/ (noun) extreme poverty, deprivation, lacking the necessary means of subsistence, penury, hardship, need, impoverishment, insolvency, privation, indigence, misery UK asylum policy has increasingly restricted asylum seekers‟ access to welfare support, both while their application is being processed and if they are refused. Over recent …
Lush 1100 Words You Need Lush 1100 Words You Need /lʌʃ/ (adj) (especially of plants and vegetables): growing vigorously and luxuriantly, verdant, abundant, thriving, prolific, fertile, blossoming, leafy, grassy, blooming lavish, luxurious, opulent, profligate, sumptuous, deluxe, upmarket, rich Eliza paused. Her only link? What of the other items that had been stolen? Likely they were …
Two Strings to One’s Bow Two Strings to One’s Bow two or more ways to achieve success or a particular task, increasing the likelihood of achieving something through more than one method or way The salesman had both a real and an online store to sell his products to all potential customers. In other words, …
Fulsome 1100 Words You Need Fulsome 1100 Words You Need /ˈfʊls(ə)m/ (adj) excessive, too extreme, insincere, excessively complimentary, flattering, immoderate, sycophantic, obsequious, lavish, overgenerous, fawning Fulsome has a useful meaning as insincerely gushing, cloying and annoyingly excessive. I’ve written here in the past that this meaning is under siege. Now I’d say it’s on life …
Obsequious 1100 Words You Need Obsequious 1100 Words You Need /əbˈsiːkwɪəs/ (adj) extremely eager to please or obey others, submissive, obedient, servile, seeking favor, fawning, sycophantic, flattering, compliant, deferential There is a difference between being self-disciplined and being obedient or obsequious. The intent of completing an act varies from a self-disciplined child and one who …