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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Belligerent 1100 Words You Need Belligerent 1100 Words You Need /bəˈlɪdʒ.ər.ənt/ (adj) wishing to fight or argue, aggressive, fierce, violent, argumentative, quarrelsome, loudmouthed, confrontational, pugnacious, spoiling for a fight, cantankerous: a belligerent person a belligerent gesture Watch out! Lee’s in a belligerent mood. The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war. antonym: easygoing Fre: …
Disdain 1100 Words You Need Disdain 1100 Words You Need /dɪsˈdeɪn/ (noun & verb) when you dislike someone or something and think that they do not deserve your interest or respect, resent, loathe, despise, scorn, spurn, hold in contempt, disparage, turn your nose up at – (noun): derision, condescension, disparagement, disregard, aloofness: He regards the …
Go up in Smoke Go up in smoke (idiom) to be burnt and destroyed completely, to be a complete failure, burst into flames, burn to the ground, catch fire, collapse, go wrong, go awry: My computer suddenly crashed and all my 4-hour work went up in smoke. Antonyms come to fruition, come into bloom, develop, …
Stipulate 1100 Words You Need Stipulate 1100 Words You Need /ˈstɪp.jʊ.leɪt/ (verb) to state exactly how something must be or must be done, specify something, lay down, instruct, order, require, demand, insist on: She agreed to buy the car, but stipulated racing tires and a turbo-powered engine. The law stipulates that new cars must have …
Condolence 1100 Words You Need Condolence 1100 Words You Need /kənˈdəʊ.lənts/ (noun) showing sympathy and sadness to someone who has recently lost one of their dear friends or family members, sympathetic message over death, sympathy, commiseration, comfort, pity, concern: That kind letter of condolence from Rebecca’s colleagues could make it easier for her to deal …
Incongruous 1100 Words You Need Incongruous 1100 Words You Need /ɪnˈkɒŋ.gru.əs/ (adj) unusual or different from the surroundings or from what is generally happening, grotesque, odd, strange, out of place, peculiar, bizarre, incompatible, inappropriate, inconsistent, absurd, unsuitable, inharmonious: The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library. It seems incongruous to have a woman …
Mundane 1100 Words You Need Mundane 1100 Words You Need /mʌnˈdeɪn/ (adj) very ordinary and therefore not interesting, dull, routine, everyday, commonplace, boring, unexciting, humdrum, uneventful, dreary, monotonous, tedious, uninteresting, banal, platitudinous, of this world, worldly: Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her. Antonyms exotic Parts of Speech …
Euphemism 1100 Words You Need Euphemism 1100 Words You Need /ˈjuː.fə.mɪ.zəm/ (noun) the selective use of language to avoid offensive or unpleasant words, less offensive term or synonym, use of inoffensive words, neutral term, understatement, rewording, synonym, code word, weasel word, nice-nellyism He smartly introduced himself a “sanitary engineer” as a euphemism for a “sweeper“. …
Skid Row 1100 Words You Need Skid Row 1100 Words You Need / skɪd rəʊ $ -roʊ / (idiom or noun) an area of a city with cheap and old hotels and bars where poor and alcoholic people live, ghetto, slum, underprivileged area, shanty town, favela, purlieu: That skid row is notorious for accommodating many …
Bristle 1100 Words You Need Bristle 1100 Words You Need /ˈbrɪs.ļ/ (noun & verb) to react to something or someone in an angry way, show anger and fury, take offence, become offended, recoil, resent, become annoyed, take umbrage – (of hair): to stand upright and on end because of anger, fear, etc., stiffen with fear …