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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Redolent 1100 Words You Need Redolent 1100 Words You Need /ˈred.əl.ənt/ (adj) suggestive or reminiscent of something, recalling, indicative, evocative having a particular smell, odor or scent, aromatic, fragrant, scented, odorous, smelling, perfumed For Daisy was young and her artificial world was redolent of orchids and pleasant, cheerful snobbery and orchestras which set the rhythm …
Going through customs Going through customs in English What are customs and immigration? Crossing international borders usually involves some kind of checkpoint—and since international airports are the first point of entry to a new country, they have checkpoints in them through which travelers must pass before they leave the airport. Collectively, these are typically referred …
Left Holding the Bag Left Holding the Bag to be left holding the baby, to be left as the only person who’s responsible or blameworthy for a difficult situation, to be put in a situation where you have to assume all the responsibilities in an unfair way The expression “left holding the bag” originated in …
Pesky 1100 Words You Need Pesky 1100 Words You Need /ˈpes.ki/ (adj) causing trouble and annoying, irritating, agitating, bothersome, intruding, harassing, irksome, vexatious: Dealing with a screaming kid has a way of destroying patience. It’s even worse in public, when parents have to contend with judgmental looks from the people around them. But kids don’t …
Nebulous 1100 Words You Need Nebulous 1100 Words You Need /ˈneb.jʊ.ləs/ (adj) unclear and lacking any form, obscure, hazy, vague, ambiguous, imprecise, unformulated, cryptic, tenuous, indefinable, opaque, elusive: A lot of organizations approach us with a nebulous idea on a mobile application that entails research and discourse to assess its viability. They’re often unclear about …
Indict 1100 Words You Need Indict 1100 Words You Need /ɪnˈdaɪt/ (verb) to accuse someone officially of a crime, prosecute, litigate, sue, criticize strongly, charge, press charges against someone, impeach, arraign DENVER – United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn, along with federal, state, and local partners, today announced that 30 defendants were indicted in two …
Derogatory 1100 Words You Need Derogatory 1100 Words You Need /dɪˈrɒg.ə.tər.i/ (adj) showing low opinion and disapproval, criticism, lack of respect, disparaging, pejorative, offensive, critical, insulting, belittling, deprecating, reviling A student was ejected from the game after directing a derogatory comment toward Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi and will face a disciplinary hearing, an Auburn official said. …
Revile 1100 Words You Need Revile 1100 Words You Need /rɪˈvaɪl/ (verb) to criticize someone strongly, attack someone verbally, castigate, scold, scorn, abuse, insult, berate, disparage, censure, condemn, despise, disdain, use invective, reproach, reprimand, rebuke, tell off, reprove, lecture The seventh president was a slave owner and oppressed Native Americans. Should he be revered…or reviled? …
Behind the Eight Ball Behind the Eight Ball at a disadvantage, in a highly disadvantageous position, in trouble, in difficulty, having problems, in distress, in the soup The phrase “behind the eight ball” seems to have originated from the game of billiard. The phrase is stated to have been used by The New York Times …
Rife 1100 Words You Need Rife 1100 Words You Need /rʌɪf/ (adj) found frequently and widely, widespread, ubiquitous, existing everywhere, of common occurrence, prevalent, endemic abounding, full, rampant, replete, loaded, stuffed, packed Rumors generally run rife in conflict areas, and have played a key role in igniting episodes of intense violence, from ethnic riots to …