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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Subterranean 1100 Words You Need Subterranean 1100 Words You Need /ˌsʌb.tərˈeɪ.ni.ən/ (adj) under the ground, underground, below ground level, hidden, concealed, buried, secret, clandestine, furtive, covert, arcane, surreptitious: Watch this video on YouTube From cavernous underground cities and age-old subterranean passageways to secret sacred hideouts and wartime bunkers, there’s a whole host of atmospheric abandoned …
Emit 1100 Words You Need Emit 1100 Words You Need /ɪˈmɪt/ (verb) Emit definition to send out something, give out something, produce, secrete, emanate, release, radiate, give off, discharge: Watch this video on YouTube Examples In the new device, an array of 256 speakers, each about 1 centimeter wide, faces another, identical speaker array across …
Eventuate 1100 Words You Need Eventuate 1100 Words You Need /i-‘ven-chə-ˌwāt/ (verb) To happen as a result of something, end in, result in, culminate in, lead to as a result, occur as a result, to effect, bring about: Watch this video on YouTube Purposive presentation of self as a self-protective device permits a person to …
Ultimate 1100 Words You Need Ultimate 1100 Words You Need /ˈʌl.tɪ.mət/ (adj) highest in degree, most important, final, eventual, most perfect, fundamental, greatest, extreme, essential, supreme, crucial: Watch this video on YouTube As long as God gives me strength to work and try to make things real for my children, I’m going to work for …
Take the bull by the horns Take the bull by the horns to do something difficult in a brave and determined way, take the plunge, bite the bullet, take the initiative, go for it, dive in, face the music, take a drastic action in a difficult situation: Watch this video on YouTube If you are …
Subjugate 1100 Words You Need Subjugate 1100 Words You Need /ˈsʌb.dʒʊ.geɪt/ (verb) 1. to defeat people or a country and rule them in a way which allows them no freedom, vanquish, conquer, subdue, defeat, overpower, overcome, crush, suppress, quell, overwhelm: Watch this video on YouTube So how am I supposed to defeat and then subjugate …
Haven 1100 Words You Need Haven 1100 Words You Need /ˈheɪ.vən/ (noun) a safe place ideal for rest, shelter and protection, sheltered place, sanctuary, refuge, place of safety, asylum, anchorage, dock, port of call, harbor, wharf: Neutralizing the advantage of tiny speed improvements with something like a frequent call market offers a clear-cut solution. The …
Surreptitious 1100 Words You Need Surreptitious 1100 Words You Need /ˌsʌr.əpˈtɪʃ.əs/ (adj) done secretly, without anyone seeing or knowing, secret, secretive, clandestine, furtive, stealthy, sneaky, sly, underhanded, covert: She seemed to be listening to what I was saying, but I couldn’t help noticing her surreptitious glances at the clock. When she opened the volume and …
Incontrovertible 1100 Words You Need Incontrovertible 1100 Words You Need /ɪnˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.tɪ.bļ/ (adj) impossible to doubt because of being obviously true, undeniable, unquestionable, certain, inevitable, irrefutable, incontestable, indisputable, indubitable, unarguable, unassailable: Watch this video on YouTube incontrovertible proof/evidence Her logic is utterly incontrovertible. Further to the incontrovertible evidence that the Jakobusgemeinde vested its central authority to …
Importune 1100 Words You Need Importune 1100 Words You Need /ɪmˈpɔː.tjʊ:n/ (verb) 1. to make repeated forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or inconvenient, harass, badger, pester, vex, bother, plague, annoy, beleaguer, pursue: I beg you not to importune me any further.“What do you mean, Jane? I told you I …