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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Arbitrary 1100 Words You Need Arbitrary 1100 Words You Need /ˈɑː.bɪ.trə.ri/ (adj) using unlimited personal power without considering other people’s wishes, based on whim, random, authoritarian, subjective, uninformed, chance, illogical, capricious, indiscriminate, haphazard: The company has been the subject of an arbitrary take-over. Antonyms systematic, planned Parts of Speech Adverb: arbitrarily Noun: arbitrariness
Monolithic 1100 Words You Need Monolithic 1100 Words You Need /ˌmɒn.əˈlɪθ.ɪk/ (adj) too large, too regular or without interesting differences, and unwilling or unable to be changed, built using large blocks, colossal, large and unchanging, monumental, massive, huge, uniform, gigantic, immovable, solid: monolithic state-run organizations Antonyms manifold, exciting Parts of Speech adv: monolithically
Harass 1100 Words You Need Harass 1100 Words You Need /ˈhær.əs/ (verb) to continue to annoy or upset someone over a period of time, vex, badger, annoy, pester, bother, hound, bully, trouble, stress, hassle: Stop harassing me! Parts of Speech Adjective: harassed Noun: harassment Noun: harasser Antonyms comfort, assist
Cause Célèbre 1100 Words You Need Cause Célèbre 1100 Words You Need /ˌkɔːz.selˈeb.rə/ (noun) Definition an event, such as a famous legal trial, which attracts a lot of public attention, famous case or controversy, public heated controversy, in French it means: celebrated case Example Global warming has become a cause célèbre especially among fanatical environmentalists. …
Skirmish 1100 Words You Need Skirmish 1100 Words You Need /ˈskɜː.mɪʃ/ (noun) a fight between a small number of soldiers which is usually short and not planned, and which happens away from the main area of fighting in a war, brief fight between two armed groups, a short argument, brief disagreement or fight, scuffle, battle, …
Jurisdiction 1100 Words You Need Jurisdiction 1100 Words You Need /ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈdɪk.ʃən/ (noun) the authority of an official organization to make and deal with especially legal decisions, legal authority, territory, district, dominion, influence, extent of power, prerogative: The court has no jurisdiction in/over cases of this kind. School admissions are not under/within our jurisdiction. Parts of …
Reprehensible 1100 Words You Need Reprehensible 1100 Words You Need /ˌrep.rɪˈhent.sə.bļ/ (adj) Reprehensible definition If someone’s behavior is reprehensible, it is extremely bad or unacceptable, blameworthy, uncouth, wrong, bad, disgraceful, shameful, inexcusable, unacceptable, unorthodox, eccentric, blatant, flagrant: Example reprehensible conduct/actions Antonyms laudable, praiseworthy, admirable Parts of speech Adverb: reprehensibly Noun: reprehensibility Verb: reprehend: rebuke, reprimand
Paroxysm 1100 Words You Need Paroxysm 1100 Words You Need /ˈpær.ɒk.sɪ.zəm/ (noun) a sudden and powerful expression of strong feeling, especially one that you cannot control, sudden outburst of emotion, convulsion, fit, spasm, seizure, attack, outbreak, frenzy, outpouring, exposition, eruption: In a sudden paroxysm of jealousy he threw her clothes out of the window. paroxysms …
Thumbs Down 1100 Words Thumbs Down 1100 Words used to show disapproval of something, sign of rejection, denial, red light, veto, rebuff, negation: They’ve given our plan the thumbs down (= They have disagreed with our plan). Antonyms thumbs up
Dubious 1100 Words You Need Dubious 1100 Words You Need /ˈdjuː.bi.əs/ (adj) 1: thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted, untrustworthy, fishy, suspect, shady, questionable: These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven. He has been associated with some dubious characters. 2: feeling doubt or uncertainty, doubtful, unsure, undecided, skeptical, …