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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Symptomatic 1100 Words You Need Symptomatic 1100 Words You Need /ˌsɪmp.təˈmæt.ɪk/ (adj) If something bad is symptomatic of something else, it is caused by the other thing and is proof that it exists, indicative, suggestive, characteristic: Jealousy within a relationship is usually symptomatic of low self-esteem in one of the partners. Parts of Speech Noun: …
Elusive 1100 Words You Need Elusive 1100 Words You Need /ɪˈluː.sɪv/ (adj) difficult to describe, find, achieve or remember, indefinable, subtle, intangible, vague, indescribable, abstract, ambiguous, mysterious, obscure, tenuous, nebulous, ineffable, unclear: The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever. Success, however, remained elusive for her. elusive memories Antonyms obvious Parts of Speech …
Histrionics 1100 Words You Need Histrionics 1100 Words You Need /ˌhɪs.triˈɒn.ɪks/ (noun) very emotional and energetic behavior that lacks sincerity and real meaning, overdone emotion, dramatics, song and dance, tantrums, hysterics, drama, melodrama: I’d had enough of Lydia’s histrionics. Parts of Speech Adj: histrionic Adv: histrionically Antonyms calmness
Call someone on the carpet Call someone on the carpet To criticize and censure somebody severely, castigate, reprimand, reprove, disparage, find fault with, scold, chastise, tell off, chide, lecture, rebuke: The mother called the child on the carpet for entering a stranger’s car. Antonyms admire, extol, praise, commend, compliment
1100 Words Week 1 Day 1 1100 Words Week 1 Day 1 Voracious /vəˈreɪ.ʃəs/ (ad) very eager for something, especially a lot of food, gluttonous, insatiable, ravenous, eager, keen, fond of, avid, hungry: She has a voracious appetite (= she eats a lot). He’s a voracious reader of historical novels (= He reads a lot of them eagerly and quickly). After being a long time away from home, she …
Wan 1100 Words You Need /wɒn/ (adj) (of a person’s face) paler than usual and tired-looking, feeble, weak, down, depressed, low, doleful, washed-out, white, lifeless, listless, gray: She gave a wan smile. Antonyms vivacious, full of life, strong Parts of Speech Adverb: wanly Noun: wanness
Doleful 1100 Words You Need Doleful 1100 Words You Need /ˈdəʊl.fəl/ (adj) very sad, dejected, despondent, depressed, distressed, morose, mournful, unhappy, miserable, woeful, down in the dumps, down, gloomy: a doleful expression Antonyms cheerful Parts of Speech Adv: dolefully Noun: dolefulness
Obsess 1100 Words You Need Obsess 1100 Words You Need /əbˈses/ (verb) If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think about them all the time, preoccupy, grip, consume, fixate, possess, fascinate: The whole relationship obsessed me for years. She used to obsess about her weight. Antonyms bore …
Mastiff 1100 Words You Need Mastiff 1100 Words You Need /ˈmæs.tɪf/ (noun) a large strong short-haired dog, big smooth-haired dog with dark faces and grayish coats: The burglar was bitten by a ferocious and fierce mastiff, which was the house guard.
Pertinent 1100 Words You Need Pertinent 1100 Words You Need /ˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/ (adj) relating directly to the subject being considered, relevant, germane, related, apposite, appropriate, applicable, valid, apt: a pertinent question/remark Chapter One is pertinent to the post-war period. Antonyms impertinent, irrelevant Parts of Speech Adv: pertinently Noun: pertinence