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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Defendant Defendant /dɪˈfen.dənt/ (noun) a person in a court of law who is accused of having committed a crime, the accused, accused party, perpetrator, offender, respondent, suspect, culprit: There was a heated debate between the defendant and the plaintiff before the judge and the jury. Antonyms plaintiff Parts of Speech Verb: defend Noun: defender Noun: …
Psychotherapy /ˌsaɪ.kəʊˈθer.ə.pi/ (noun) Definition treating mental disorders and illnesses through psychological methods instead of drugs or operations, psychological treatment of mental disorders Example I could successfully overcome my chronic depression through five sessions of psychotherapy. Parts of speech Noun: psychotherapist Adjective: psychotherapeutic Adverb: psychotherapeutically
Dyad Dyad (noun) /ˈdʌɪad/ something that consists of two parts or elements – dichotomy – division – dualism: In the dyad of “teachers and students”, the former should always show enough empathy with the latter.
Inference Inference (noun) /ˈɪn.fər.ənts/ US /-fɚ-/ Any conclusion that you draw based on your reasoning or existing evidence: Because the evidence was insignificant, the detective could not make any inference about the identity of the murderer. Parts of speech Verb: infer
Solidarity Solidarity (noun) /ˌsɒl.ɪˈdær.ɪ.ti/ US /ˌsɑː.lɪˈder.ə.ţi/ general agreement and loyalty among the members of a group – alliance – team spirit – harmony: The sense of solidarity and team spirit among the staff of this company is actually unshakable. Antonyms discord, rivalry
Recent Recent (adj) /ˈriː.sənt/ happening or existing not long ago – new – latest, fresh, current, modern, contemporary Recent studies show that there is a close relationship between happiness and sociability. Parts of Speech Adverb: recently Noun: recency Noun: recentness Antonyms old, ancient, obsolete
Adjourn Adjourn /əˈdʒɜːn/ US /-ˈdʒɝːn/ (verb) to postpone a formal meeting or trial to another time, suspend judgement, defer, delay, put off, hold back, interrupt, recess: The trial took so much time and the jury had become weary. Therefore, the judge adjourned the trial. Parts of Speech Noun: adjournment Antonyms continue, start, commence
Conflict Conflict (noun & verb) /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ US /ˈkɑːn-/ noun: a serious disagreement, argument, or fight among people, groups, etc., rift, disagreement, struggle, fight, battle, encounter, clash – opposition, discord, quarrel, divergence, fracas, dispute The spouse, who invariably were in conflict, finally got a divorce. Antonyms peace, concord Parts of Speech Adjective: conflicting Adjective: conflicted
Minority Minority (adj & noun) /maɪˈnɒr.ɪ.ti/ US /-ˈnɑːr.ə.ţi/ any smaller part, portion or section within a larger group, section, sector, faction, component, subgroup, element Adjective: sectional, marginal, underground, smaller, lesser Only a minority of the entire students could pass the difficult math test. Antonyms majority Parts of Speech Adjective: minor Adverb: minorly
Fiction Fiction (noun) /ˈfɪk.ʃən/ a book, story, report, statement, etc. that is not based on reality or facts – fantasy – imagination – untruth: As a child, I was not able to distinguish between fact and fiction. Antonyms reality, fact Parts of Speech Adjective: fictional Adverb: fictionally