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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Tortuous 1100 Words You Need Tortuous 1100 Words You Need /ˈtɔː.tʃu.əs/ (adj) indirect and with so many turns and changes, labyrinthine, twisting and winding, convoluted complex and difficult to understand, intricate, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, complicated Composite Sailing, therefore, is not at all affected by the arguments adduced in connection with the question which has of …
Go Against the Grain Go Against the Grain if something goes against the grain, it is generally irritating and morally wrong, irritate, be contrary to someone’s natural inclination, get on someone’s nerves, aggravate, infuriate, be at odds with, be counter to, be contrary to, be in opposition to: Often I espouse many contrary views, particularly …
Latent 1100 Words You Need Latent 1100 Words You Need /ˈleɪ.tənt/ (adj) existing and present but hidden and not obvious, dormant, inactive, buried, concealed, embryonic, covert, undeveloped, suppressed, stagnant: The word “herpes” conjures negative stereotypes, but most people are infected with some form of the virus. After a flare-up, the virus usually remains latent until …
Romp 1100 Words You Need Romp 1100 Words You Need /rɒmp/ (noun & verb) Verb: to play in a noisy and excited way, play toughly, play boisterously, horse around, play noisily which involves running and jumping a lot to win a competition, race, election, etc. very easily, surpass yourself, excel yourself Noun: an amusing entertainment …
Buff 1100 Words You Need Buff 1100 Words You Need /bʌf/ (adj, noun & verb) Noun: someone who is interested in films, wine, etc. and has much information about them, fan, enthusiast, expert, admirer, connoisseur, aficionado a pale yellowish brown color, beige Verb: to polish something with a piece of cloth, rub, rub up, shine, …
Deem 1100 Words You Need Deem 1100 Words You Need /diːm/ (verb) to consider or judge something in a particular manner, make a judgment, believe, estimate, think, suppose, reason, reckon, regard, view: Government’s idea of issuing Covid-19 immunity certificates deemed ‘dangerous’ and ‘unnecessary’ Source: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/ These laws will vary as to what behavior is deemed …
Be at Large 1100 Words Be at Large 1100 Words if a dangerous criminal, prisoner or an animal is at large, they have escaped from somewhere or not have been caught yet, not confined or in jail, fugitive, not in chain, unconfined, not imprisoned, at liberty, free: Sykes escaped from a transport van while being …
Irrelevant 1100 Words You Need Irrelevant 1100 Words You Need /ɪˈrel.ɪ.vənt/ (adj) not related to what is being discussed, unrelated, unimportant, impertinent, inappropriate, neither here nor there, beside the point, extraneous, incongruous, inapt: ‘What’ is about the subject of your question. Figure out what you really need to know, and your question will be more …
Crave 1100 Words You Need Crave 1100 Words You Need /kreɪv/ (verb) to have a strong desire for something, desire, ask for, beg for, yearn for, long for, solicit, implore, need, want, require, hunger after, request, entreat: Young children need and crave attention. They started their life as completely dependent beings. As they mature, they …
Urbane 1100 Words You Need Urbane 1100 Words You Need /ɜːˈbeɪn/ (adj) showing politeness, courtesy and sophistication, civilized, witty and polished, suave, refined and cultured, courteous, elegant, genteel, sophisticated: The concepts of social style and manners function essentially as a means of separating outsiders from insiders, of excluding and including, so here too Catullus adopts …