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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Acute Acute /əˈkjuːt/ (adj) extremely serious and painful – grave – intense – intelligent and perceptive – shrewd – keen – astute – sharp – sensitive to details – (of an angle) less than 90 degrees His unsuccessful lecture before an audience of 100 entrepreneurs caused him acute embarrassment.
Impecunious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Impecunious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/ (adj) having not enough money, poor, penniless, impoverished, indigent, struggling, deprived, underprivileged, disadvantaged, broke, destitute, poverty-stricken: He started his career as an impecunious employee, and soon became the CEO of the very company. Fre: impécunieux Fa: فقیر، تهی دست
Engender GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Engender GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪnˈdʒen.dəʳ/ US /-dɚ/ (verb) to cause a particular situation or feeling to happen or exist, trigger, generate, create or cause, produce, give rise to, bring about, stimulate, provoke, prompt, give birth to, propagate, spawn: His challenging questions in the meeting engendered so much controversy among the participants.…
Inert Inert: Adjective /ɪˈnɜːt/ not moving or not able to move, lifeless, static, sluggish or unmotivated, idle, lethargic, phlegmatic: She was so inert after her work that she does every day as a matter of routine. Inertia and inertness prevent me from reading the book. How inert I am! Although I am so inert, I will have finished my task in 5 days. The inert figure…
Gesticulate Gesticulate /dʒesˈtɪk.jʊ.leɪt/ (verb) to move your hands and body while speaking, make gestures, wave, air, gesture, signal, beckon, sign, point, indicate: In my personal experience, people who are used to gesticulating during speaking, act unnaturally while telling lies. I believe that lack of gesticulation during a speech culminates with monotony.
Catastrophic Catastrophic (adj) /ˌkæt.əˈstrɒf.ɪk/ causing major disasters or death – disastrous – life-threatening – awful and terribly bad – devastating – calamitous – appalling – tragic – ominous – ruinous: Any minor shortcoming in the infrastructure of this town’s dam could have catastrophic consequences for the local people. IELTS flashcards on Instagram
Confidant Confidant /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dænt/ (noun) a person you trust and share your feelings and secrets with, soul mate, alter ego, amigo, best friend: a close confidant Mothers are usually likely the first confidants of anybody. You should have a strong personality if you do not have any confidants in your life. IELTS flashcards on Instagram
Possess English Flashcard Possess English Flashcard (verb) /pəˈzes/ to own or have something or to have a specific quality or attribute: He was arrested by the police due to possessing heroin.
Reasonable English Flashcard Reasonable English Flashcard (adj) /ˈriː.zən.ə.bļ/ 1. based on logical reasoning and therefore logical and sensible – fair – acceptable: If you had explained your problem to him, he’d certainly have understood it. After all, he’s a reasonable person. 2. at a moderate and affordable cost – not expensive: I could buy this…
Pleasant English Flashcard Pleasant English Flashcard (adj) /ˈplez.ənt/ something that pleases you and makes you feel happy and satisfied – pleasing – agreeable – enjoyable: a pleasant memory / environment / smile