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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Sine qua non sine qua non /ˌsɪn.eɪ.kwɑːˈnəʊn/ US /-ˈnoʊn/ (noun) Definition an essential condition for the existence of something, prerequisite, precondition, necessity, essential, requirement, must, must-have, in Latin, sine qua non means without which cause not Example Having a valid high school diploma is a sine qua non for participants of emergency first aid class. Audacity, effrontery, persistence, and…
inter alia inter alia /ˌɪn.təˈreɪ.li.ə/ US /-ţɚˈeɪ-/ among other things, et cetera, etc., among others, and so on: I opted for hamburgers rather than other foods, inter alia, prawns, roast beef, sausages, and tuna steak.
Quid pro quo quid pro quo /ˌkwɪd.prəʊˈkwəʊ/ US /-proʊˈkwoʊ/ (noun) Definition something that is given to someone in exchange for something they have done or a service they have provided, something done in exchange, deal, trade, agreement, exchange, tradeoff, tit for tat, an eye for an eye: Example Our company is going to provide them with…
Pro bono Pro bono /ˌprō-‘bō-(ˌ)nō/ (adj & adv) a job or service that is provided without expecting to receive any money in return, done without compensation, undertaken for the public good, unpaid, voluntary, volunteer, unwaged: One of the signs of equality in a society is the opportunity to have a pro bono service for those…
Postmortem Postmortem /ˌpəʊstˈmɔ:təm/ (noun) an examination of a corpse or dead body to investigate what has been the cause of death, autopsy, postmortem examination, medical examination, an investigation into the cause of failure in an unsuccessful task or project, analysis, inquest: Forensic experts and medical doctors are performing a postmortem examination on the corpse to uncover the mysteries of…
Per se Per se / pɜ seɪ $ pɜr si, -seɪ, per seɪ / (adv) by itself, in itself, intrinsically, as such, in isolation: The main reason to change careers is not money per se. Having a profound effect on the society per se is a good reason to hold a commemorative ceremony for him. Believe it or not, money,…
Per capita Per capita /pəˈkæp.ɪ.tə/ US /pɚˈkæp.ɪ.ţə/ (adv) If you state an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person, by or for each person, respectively, in proportion, per head, proportionately, pro rata: The per capita number of our mistakes during a specific period of time reveals the level of our accuracy. France and…
i.e. i.e. (adv) /ˌaɪˈiː/ used especially in writing before a piece of information that makes the meaning of something clearer or shows its true meaning: I.e. is an abbreviation for id est and means “that is to say” or “in other words”. We use it when we want to give a more precise description of the…
etc. Etc. (adv) Etc. is a Latin abbreviation which stands for et cetera. It is used after a list to show that there are many other examples of the same kind. In formal writing, people avoid using “etc.” and instead use “such as”, “and many others”, etc. WRITTEN ABBREVIATION FOR et cetera: and other similar things. It is used to avoid…
Ergo ergo /ˈɜː.gəʊ/ US /ˈer.goʊ/ (adv) so, therefore He already had a lot of experience and ergo seemed the best candidate for the job. Today, life is so competitive, ergo more determination is needed.