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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Cruise Cruise /kruːz/ (noun & verb) travel by sea for pleasure, travel at a continuous speed but usually slowly, sail, voyage, vacation, journey, tour: While we were cruising in the Atlantic ocean, I realized how trivial human beings are! A cruise around the world can recharge your batteries. My colleagues are taking a cruise as a shopping excursion. I…
Underweight Underweight /ˌʌn.dəˈweɪt/ US /-dɚ-/ (adj) too skinny and thin – weighing less than normal – skin-and-bone – malnourished – emaciated – gaunt: She gave birth to an underweight premature baby.
Depression Depression (noun) /dɪˈpreʃ.ən/ a mental condition or psychiatric disorder of being sad, dejected and hopeless – melancholy – despair – economic slump – recession: She’s suffering from chronic depression.
Spotless Spotless /ˈspɒt.ləs/ US /ˈspɑːt-/ (adj) extremely clean, immaculate, pristine, spick and span, hygienic, clean as a new pin: The spotless kitchen made me so complacent that I hesitated over the rest of my tasks. Thanks to the bleacher, my shirt has become spotless again.
Spick and span Spick and span (adj) absolutely clean, in good condition, pristine, hygienic, immaculate, clean as a new pin, flawless, perfect, faultless, impeccable, wholesome: Being neatened for a couple of hours, my room ended up spick and span. Some scientific experiments demand spick and span environments to avoid undesirable disturbances affecting the result.
Sanitary Sanitary /ˈsæn.ɪ.tri/ US /-ter.i/ (adj) connected with public health, hygienic and clean, free from infection, healthy, wholesome, salubrious, sterile: As a waiter, you should always put sanitary serviettes on the tables before customers’ arrival. Emphasis on developing sanitary conditions in a society is due to avoiding spreading pandemic diseases.
Hygiene Hygiene /ˈhaɪ.dʒiːn/ (noun) the practice of keeping yourself and your surroundings clean, cleanliness, preservation of health, sanitation, sterility: I become really nonplussed by the well-educated people who do not care about their personal hygiene. Good practice of hygiene prevents contagious diseases from spreading in the society.
Filthy Filthy /ˈfɪl.θi/ (adj) extremely dirty, muddy, soiled, messy, morally objectionable, indecent, grubby, offensive, despicable: A filthy bureau decreases employees’ tendencies for hard work. The mudguard in a motorcycle prevents filthy mud from hitting the rider.
Contaminate Contaminate /kənˈtæm.ɪ.neɪt/ (verb) to make something dirty or impure, to influence something negatively, taint, dirty, soil, pollute, foul, infect, sully: Fossil fuels have a key role in contaminating the atmosphere, jeopardizing public health. Sewage system prevents the chemicals from contaminating the environment.
Cleanse Cleanse /klenz/ (verb) to clean something completely, to make somebody or something morally purified and clean, purify, disinfect, rinse, rinse out, bathe: I suggested that he cleanse the vegetables perfectly, even so they seemed so shiny. The paramedic helped the car accident casualties by cleansing their wounds.