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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Manifold 1100 Words You Need Manifold 1100 Words You Need /ˈmæn.ɪ.fəʊld/ (adj & noun) Adjective: many of several different types, numerous, copious, prolific, myriad, various, diverse, multiple, assorted, multifarious Noun: a pipe or a geometrical structure like this in a machine with some holes to circulate gases or liquids The definition of a bustling metropolis,…
Draw in One’s Horns 1100 Words Draw in One’s Horns 1100 Words to start acting more cautiously especially about spending money or controlling your anger, to start acting frugally, make ends meet, eke out a living: Consumer confidence in the UK has surged by 14 per cent over the past year and, although still drawing…
Concoct 1100 Words You Need Concoct 1100 Words You Need /kənˈkɒkt/ (verb) to make a meal especially by mixing various ingredients to make something new, cook, prepare, put together, stir up, mix up, create, produce to fabricate a story, devise, bring pretext, make up, invent, formulate A brief recounting of how America came to possess…
Subterfuge 1100 Words You Need Subterfuge 1100 Words You Need /ˈsʌb.tə.fjuːdʒ/ (noun) a plan, trick or device to deceive people especially by hiding an objective, ploy, dodge, maneuver, feint, deception, artifice, machination, guile, duplicity, con: A subterfuge is something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity; “he wasn’t sick–it was just a subterfuge”.…
Consummate 1100 Words You Need Consummate 1100 Words You Need /ˈkɒn.sə.mət/ (adj & verb) Adjective: perfect and supreme, excellent and flawless, ideal, complete, skillful, accomplished, competent Verb: to complete a marriage or a romantic relationship by having sexual intercourse, carry out, accomplish Our doors and windows are crafted with consummate skill to last for generations…
Have the Upper Hand 1100 Words Have the Upper Hand 1100 Words to be able to control the situation because you have more power than other people, call the shots, rule the roost, gain the upper hand, dominate, wield power, take over, rule, control: His account of the event differs from the one in the…
Saturate 1100 Words You Need Saturate 1100 Words You Need /ˈsæt.jʊ.rət/ (verb) to fill something up completely, overload, oversupply, overwhelm, inundate, flood, overfill to make something completely wet, drench, soak, steep, wet through, immerse In chemistry, a saturated compound is a chemical compound (or ion) that resists the addition reactions, such as hydrogenation, oxidative addition,…
Progeny 1100 Words You Need Progeny 1100 Words You Need /ˈprɒdʒ.ə.ni/ (noun) the young or offspring of an animal, plant, or a person, offspring of organism, children, descendants, issue, scions something that results or develops from something else, byproduct, end-result …Yig’s chief trait was a relentless devotion to his children—a devotion so great that the…
Amorous 1100 Words You Need Amorous 1100 Words You Need /ˈæm.ə.rəs/ (adj) reflecting or showing sexual desire or love, sexual, sensational, passionate, ardent, loving, affectionate, romantic, enamored, sentimental, erotic: AMOROUS means strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love.: “She rejected his amorous advances” Source: https://answers.yahoo.com/ In situations where a patient behaves amorously, doctors…
Temerity 1100 Words You Need Temerity 1100 Words You Need /təˈmer.ɪ.ti/ (noun) extra courage to do or say something that is shocking and outrageous, effrontery, bravery, nerve, audacity, gall, boldness, imprudence: True, some few of Reverend Andrews’s close friends and supporters thought that perhaps he might have had a right to defend himself and his…