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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Abeyance GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Abeyance GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /əˈbeɪ.əns/ (noun) suspension or lack of activity, not being used at the moment, temporary inactivity, non-operation, deferral, delay, dormancy, postponement, remission, adjournment: The treaty is considered to be in abeyance due to some misunderstanding that has recently arisen. Antonyms activity, continuation
Ad nauseam English Flashcard Ad nauseam English Flashcard (adv) /ˌædˈnɔː.zi.æm/ US /-ˈnɑː-/ If someone talks about something ad nauseam, they talk about that subject over and over again, which makes the topic boring: I’m tired of his boring and misleading conversations. He always talks ad nauseam about his good intentions, which I’m really doubtful about. …
Counterproductive English Flashcard Counterproductive English Flashcard (adj) /ˌkaʊn.tə.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/ US /-ţɚ-/ having or showing a result or effect that is exactly the opposite of what you intend or desire, ineffectual: Organizing this company by 2 different managers with exactly different managerial techniques would be totally counterproductive. Antonyms productive, useful Parts of Speech Noun: counterproductivity Adverb: counterproductively
Likely English Flashcard Likely English Flashcard (adj) /ˈlaɪ.kli/ describing something that is so possible to happen or something that is highly expected, imminent: John is likely to be elected as the CEO of the company because he’s really qualified. Parts of Speech Noun: likelihood Adjective: like Antonyms unlikely
Acquisition English Flashcard Acquisition English Flashcard (noun) /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/ the process of acquiring or gaining knowledge, experience, money, etc. through making efforts: Second language acquisition requires continuous exposure to the target language. Parts of Speech Verb: acquire Adjective: acquired Adjective: acquisitional Antonyms loss, failure
Vary English Flashcard Vary English Flashcard (verb) /ˈveə.ri/ US /ˈver.i/ to change or to make something change in size, shape, amount or level, to become different: She was not predictable at all. Her moods constantly varied from one extreme to another. Parts of Speech Adjective: varied Adjective: various Adverb: variedly Noun: variety Noun: variation Antonyms …
Power nap English Flashcard Power nap English Flashcard (noun) a short nap that you take in the middle of the day to re-energize yourself and feel better for the rest of the day, siesta: I need to take a power nap before our company’s intense decision-making process.
Conversely English Flashcard Conversely English Flashcard (adv) /kənˈvɜː.sli/ /ˈkɒn.vɜː-/ US /kənˈvɝː-/ /ˈkɑːn.vɜːr-/ referring to a situation that is completely the opposite of another one: Our younger child likes sports. Conversely, our older child has a thirst for education and learning. Antonyms likewise, similarly
Overbearing English Flashcard Overbearing English Flashcard (adj) /ˌəʊ.vəˈbeə.rɪŋ/ US /ˌoʊ.vɚˈber.ɪŋ/ overconfident and giving too many orders and commands to other people, manipulative, bossy, pushy, directive: I cannot work in this company anymore as long as we continue having such an overbearing manager. Parts of Speech Adverb: overbearingly Noun: overbearingness Antonyms humble, meek
Retention English Flashcard Retention English Flashcard (noun) /rɪˈten.tʃən/ the state of keeping or holding something or the condition of continuing using something for a while: Appropriate study skills are so helpful when it comes to information retention. Parts of Speech Verb: retain Antonyms discharge, release