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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Obsolescence 1100 Words You Need Obsolescence 1100 Words You Need /ˌɒb.səˈles.ənts/ (noun) the state of becoming obsolete and old-fashioned, uselessness, undesirability, oldness, unfashionableness: Mobile phone technology is developing so quickly that many customers are concerned about obsolescence. Antonyms modernity Parts of Speech Adjective: obsolescent Adverb: obsolescently
Quell 1100 Words You Need Quell 1100 Words You Need /kwel/ (verb) to stop something, especially by using force, put stop to something, put an end to, suppress bad feelings, put down, subdue, crush, repress, defeat, conquer, control, disperse, soothe, mitigate, allay, assuage, mollify: Police in riot gear were called in to quell the disturbances/unrest. …
Let sleeping dogs lie Let sleeping dogs lie (idiom) said to warn someone that they should not talk about a bad situation that most people have forgotten about, used to say that you should not arouse sources of trouble, to avoid causing any trouble by not mentioning a problematic subject: Our sponsor is not in …
Eschew 1100 Words You Need Eschew 1100 Words You Need /ɪsˈtʃuː/ (verb) to avoid something intentionally, or to give something up, abstain from, shun, abjure, have nothing to do with, steer clear of, give a wide berth to, fight shy of, turn your back on, disdain: We won’t have discussions with this group unless they …
Masticate 1100 Words You Need Masticate 1100 Words You Need /ˈmæs.tɪ.keɪt/ (verb) to chew food, grind to pulp, munch, crunch, grind: With regard to my digestive problems, my physician advised me to masticate food more properly. Parts of Speech Noun: mastication Noun: masticator
Fiasco 1100 Words You Need Fiasco 1100 Words You Need /fiˈæs.kəʊ/ (noun) something planned that goes wrong and is a complete failure, usually in an embarrassing way, debacle, disaster, shambles, mess, failure: The show was a fiasco – the lights wouldn’t work, one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage. Antonyms success, …
Laudable 1100 Words You Need /ˈlɔː.də.bļ/ (adj) (of actions and behavior) deserving praise, even if there is little or no success, praiseworthy, admirable, creditable, worthy, commendable, impressive, meritorious, a laudable aim/ambition The recycling program is laudable, but does it save much money? Antonyms despicable, blameworthy, reprehensible Parts of Speech Verb: laud: to praise, commend, glorify, …
Disparage 1100 Words You Need Disparage 1100 Words You Need /dɪˈspær.ɪdʒ/ (verb) to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them, belittle, disdain, take down a peg, laugh at, mock, make fun of, poke fun at, deride, pour scorn on, sneer, criticize vilify, run down, denigrate, scorn: …
Red-letter Day 1100 Words Red-letter Day 1100 Words /ˌredˈlet.əˌdeɪ/ (idiom) a special, happy and important day that you will always remember, turning point, day to remember, occasion, event: The day I first set foot in America was a red-letter day for me. Antonyms ordinary day
Perverse 1100 Words You Need Perverse 1100 Words You Need /pəˈvɜːs/ (adj) strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy, obstinate, willful, stubborn, headstrong, tenacious, pertinacious, unorthodox, eccentric, deviant, abnormal, disobedient, rebellious, irrational: Jack was being perverse and refusing to agree with anything we said. She took a perverse pleasure in hearing that …