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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Woolgathering 1100 Words You Need Woolgathering 1100 Words You Need /’wu̇l-ˌga-thərɪŋ/ (noun) daydreaming and absent-mindedness, wishful thinking, fantasy: The original Woolgathering, a collection of sketches published 20 years ago in a volume the size of a deck of cards, holds talismanic significance for some Patti Smith devotees. Capturing moments of her adult life, Smith pares …
Culpable 1100 Words You Need Culpable 1100 Words You Need /ˈkʌl.pə.bļ/ (adj) blameworthy and at fault, deserving blame or punishment, reprehensible, faulty, responsible, in the wrong, guilty, liable: Culpable homicide can either indicate whether or not the killing of a human being involved malice aforethought on the part of the defendant. Malice aforethought exists when …
English for Business about Cash English for Business about Cash Cash flow is the net amount of cash and cash-equivalents being transferred into and out of a business. At the most fundamental level, a company’s ability to create value for shareholders is determined by its ability to generate positive cash flows, or more specifically, maximize …
Recant 1100 Words You Need Recant 1100 Words You Need /rɪˈkænt/ (verb) to announce publicly that you no longer hold a religious or political belief that you used to have, reject belief, deny believing in something, renounce, take back, disavow, repudiate, withdraw, retract, revoke, abjure: In 1633, the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church forced …
Accomplice 1100 Words You Need Accomplice 1100 Words You Need /əˈkʌm.plɪs/ (noun) a partner in committing a crime or wrongdoing, partner in crime, accessory, assistant, co-conspirator, collaborator, abettor, partner: Generally, the main perpetrator of a crime is referred to as a principal while the individuals assisting in the commission of the crime are referred to …
Liquidation 1100 Words You Need Liquidation 1100 Words You Need /ˌlɪk.wɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/ (noun) the act of shutting down a business or company by selling all its property to pay its debts, insolvency, bankruptcy, closing, selling out paying all debts, redemption If a company enters into liquidation, it means that it will have to stop trading immediately …
Complicity 1100 Words You Need Complicity 1100 Words You Need /kəmˈplɪs.ɪ.ti/ partnership in wrongdoing or a criminal activity, involvement in wrongdoing, collusion, collaboration, participation, connivance: AFP – French technology firm Amesys on Tuesday denied accusations of complicity in torture in Libya after judicial authorities in France opened a probe into its activities under ex-strongman Moamer …
Steal One’s Thunder 1100 Words Steal One’s Thunder 1100 Words to block your success in calling someone’s attention or doing something in particular by overtaking or forestalling you, prevent or hinder someone from doing something by acting on it in advance, preempt, preclude, avert, obviate, thwart: For centuries, theatre productions tried to find a good …
Bias 1100 Words You Need Bias 1100 Words You Need /ˈbaɪ.əs/ (noun & verb) Noun: a personal tendency to approve or disapprove of someone or something illogically, preference, partiality, prejudice, unfairness, favoritism, predisposition, preconception, prejudgment Verb: to have an influence on someone or something unjustly, persuade, prejudice, show a preference for, favor Gender bias typically …
Valor 1100 Words You Need Valor 1100 Words You Need /ˈvæl.əʳ/ (noun) great courage or bravery, temerity, effrontery, audacity, boldness, heroism, fearlessness, spirit, gallantry, pluck, lionheartedness: To recognize degrees of bravery below that honored by the Medal of Honor, several other medals are awarded for gallantry, valor, and heroism. The Pyramid of Honor is a …