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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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 antonym: manifold, exciting adv: monolithically Fre: monolithique Fa: یکپارچه
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! adj: harassed noun: harassment, harasser Fre: harceler Fa: آزار دادن
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. Adj: jurisdictional,…
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). antonym: thumbs up Fre: désapprobation Fa: عدم تایید
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,…
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. antonym: modernity adj: obsolescent Fre: obsolescence Fa: کهنگی
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…