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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Spill the beans 1100 Words Spill the beans 1100 Words to tell people secret information, to give away a secret, let the cat out of the bag, let on, blow someone’s cover, give the game away, reveal: So who spilled the beans about her affair with David? Antonyms keep secret
Bigot 1100 Words You Need Bigot 1100 Words You Need /ˈbɪg.ət/ (noun) a person who has strong, unreasonable beliefs and who thinks that anyone who does not have the same beliefs is wrong, extremist, diehard, dogmatist, racist, chauvinist, intolerant person, prejudiced person: He was known to be a loud-mouthed, opinionated bigot. Parts of Speech Adj: …
Asset 1100 Words You Need Asset 1100 Words You Need /ˈæs.et/ (noun) a useful or valuable quality, skill or person, valuable things or property, advantage, belongings, resource, holding, possession, strength, plus point, positive feature, ability, qualification, endowment: He’ll be a great asset to the team. Her eyes are her best asset (= most attractive feature). …
Adverse 1100 Words You Need Adverse 1100 Words You Need /ˈæd.vɜːs/ (adj) having a negative or harmful effect on something, pernicious, detrimental, deleterious, unfavorable, unpleasant, opposing, hostile, contrary: The match has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects. Antonyms favorable, cooperative, agreeable Parts …
Extortion 1100 Words You Need Extortion 1100 Words You Need /ɪkˈstɔː.ʃən/ (noun) obtaining something especially money under duress and illegally, coercion, pressure, blackmail, threats, menace, squeezing, exaction, force, shakedown, duress, intimidation: The escaped convict is accused of brutal extortion and violent rape. Parts of Speech Adj: extortionary Noun: extortioner Noun: extortionist Verb: extort Antonyms reparation, …
Impresario 1100 Words You Need Impresario 1100 Words You Need /ˌɪm.prəˈsɑː.ri.əʊ/ (noun) a person who arranges public entertainments, such as theater, musical and dance events, entertainment manager, entertainment producer, promoter, agent, entrepreneur, organizer, business manager: London’s leading theatrical impresario
Red Herring 1100 Words Red Herring 1100 Words a fact, idea or subject that takes people’s attention away from the central point being considered, misleading clue, trick, ploy, decoy, lure, diversion, deviation, distraction: The police investigated many clues, but they were all red herrings. Antonyms main point
Succumb 1100 Words You Need Succumb 1100 Words You Need /səˈkʌm/ (verb) 1. to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat, give way, yield, give in, submit, surrender, capitulate, accede: I’m afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake. 2. to die or suffer badly from an illness, pass away, …
Fretful 1100 Words You Need Fretful 1100 Words You Need /ˈfret.fəl/ (adj) Anxious and complaining, and unable to relax, nagging, worried, concerned about, restless, nervous, agitated, unsettled, uneasy, distressed, irritable, upset, touchy, irascible: The child was tired and fretful. Antonyms calm Parts of Speech Adv: fretfully Noun: fretfulness
Reverberating 1100 Words You Need Reverberating 1100 Words You Need resounding and echoing, resonant, ringing, booming, deep, rumbling: Due to the existence of a reckless proctor, the idea of cheating in the exam was reverberating in my mind. Parts of Speech adj: reverberant adj: reverberative Noun: reverberation Noun: reverberator Verb: reverberate Antonyms quietening, stillness, inaction