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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Voluptuous meaning and synonyms with illustrations and antonyms used in real context and authentic passages. Listen to any real sentences and examples about Voluptuous and expand your vocabulary. /vəˈlʌp.tju.əs/ (adj) Voluptuous meaning (of a woman’s body) pleasantly soft and curved and sexually attractive, curvaceous, sexy, curvy, sensual, shapely, seductive, rounded, alluring of luxury pleasure, anything …
Supercilious definition and meaning with synonyms, antonyms and illustrations from 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your exam in real context for GRE candidates. /ˌsuː.pəˈsɪl.i.əs/ (adj) Supercilious definition acting in a condescending way indicative of self-importance or narcissism, arrogant, too proud, disdainful, conceited, lordly, pompous, haughty, overbearing, superior, imperious, contemptuous, with contemptuous superiority, …
Sleazy meaning and definition with synonyms and antonyms used in real context and short passages for advanced learners of English and GRE & SAT candidates with illustrations /ˈsliː.zi/ (adj) Sleazy meaning dirty and unacceptable, corrupt, seedy, sordid, immoral, squalid, unsavory, dishonest, disreputable, shady, untrustworthy, decadent of poor quality, cheap, flimsy, low-class Example “Every methodology you …
Sedulous 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in authentic and real context with images, synonyms and antonyms for advanced learners of English with text-to-speech functionality to improve your listening comprehension Definition diligent, assiduous, extremely active and busy, scrupulous, meticulous, operose, zealous, attentive, industrious, conscientious, working persistently, keen, painstaking, workaholic, hard-working, careful …
Recalcitrant 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real passages with antonyms and synonyms for GRE candidates illustrated with clear images to expand your advanced vocabulary in context /rɪˈkæl.sɪ.trənt/ (adj) Definition defiant, unruly and difficult to control, obstinate, unwilling to obey the established rules, obdurate, noncompliant, inimical, unmanageable, disobedient, insubordinate, indomitable, …
Prolix 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in authentic passages to improve your reading comprehension and with text-to-speech technology to perfect your listening by selecting any text for GRE & SAT candidates /ˈprəʊ.lɪks/ (adj) Definition using more words than needed or too many words in a boring and redundant manner, verbose, …
Pretentious 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam with text-to-speech functionality to practice listening comprehension and in authentic passages to improve your reading in our visual dictionary and thesaurus /prɪˈtent.ʃəs/ (adj) Definition trying to prove or show that you’re more important than you really are, bombastic, bumptious, pontifical, ostentatious, grandiose, exaggerated, overambitious, …
Pontifical 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam used in authentic and short passages with illustrations in our visual dictionary and thesaurus to improve your listening and reading comprehension /pɒnˈtɪfɪk(ə)l/ (adj) Definition pompous and bombastic, arrogant, dogmatic, domineering, self-important, pontificating, authoritarian, opinionated, grandiose, bumptious, superior, pretentious, portentous, stubborn, swaggering, pertinacious relating to …
Pertinacious 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam with synonyms and antonyms in real context and short passages. Learn pertinacious in our visual dictionary and thesaurus with clear illustrations. /ˌpɜː.tɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/ (adj) Definition obstinate and extremely determined, very resolute in action or belief, perverse, unshakable, willful, persistent, stubborn, headstrong, mulish, obdurate, tenacious Example …
Thespian 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in visual dictionary and thesaurus used in authentic passages and real context for advanced learners of English. Listen to any word in this passage by selecting it or the entire paragraph. /ˈθes.pi.ən/ (adj & noun) Definition Adjective: relating to acting, drama or theater, dramatic, …