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…
Non Sequitur 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with synonyms, images and antonyms and in authentic passages and examples for GRE & SAT candidates and advanced learners of English /ˌnɒnˈsek.wɪ.təʳ/ (noun) Definition a statement or conclusion which is not logically supported by evidence or is completely incongruous or…
Non Compos Mentis 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with synonyms, antonyms and illustrations for GRE & SAT candidates and advanced learners of English as a Latin word /ˌnɒnˌkɒm.pəsˈmen.tɪs/ (adj) Definition a person who is mentally ill and therefore not responsible for what they do as they cannot…
Mot Juste 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with synonyms, images and in authentic passages and examples for GRE & SAT candidates and advanced learners of English /ˌməʊˈʒuːst/ US /ˌmoʊ-/ (noun) Definition the exact word or phrase that precisely fits in a particular situation or context, the exactly…
Laissez-Faire 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with images and synonyms for GRE and SAT candidates as a French word in English. This word is also recommended to other advanced learners of English /ˌleɪ.seɪˈfeəʳ/ US /-ˈfer/ (adj & noun) Definition Adjective: encouraging free trade or free enterprise with…
Junta 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with synonyms and illustrations for GRE and SAT candidates and advanced learners of English with text-to-speech technology to practice listening /ˈdʒʌn.tə/ (noun) Definition a group of military rulers or officers who take control of a country after a coup d’état under…
Gauche 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with images, synonyms and antonyms for GRE and SAT candidates and advanced learners of English as a French word in English /gəʊʃ/ US /goʊʃ/ (adj) Definition awkward and all thumbs, clumsy, like a bull in a china shop, socially awkward, callow,…
Fin de Siècle 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with synonyms and illustrations for GRE and SAT candidates and advanced learners of English with authentic examples and passages ˌfæn.də.siːˈek.lə/ (adj & noun) Definition relating to the last years of the 19th century especially from a cultural and literary…
Fait Accompli 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with authentic examples, synonyms and illustrations for GRE candidates and advanced learners of English /ˌfet.ə.kɒmˈpliː/ (noun) Definition an action or event that has already been completed and cannot be changed anymore, something already done, accomplished fact, something that is unchangeable…
Deus ex machina 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam in real context with synonyms, images and authentic examples for GRE and SAT candidates and advanced learners of English /ˌdeɪ.əs.eksˈmæk.ɪ.nə/ (noun) Definition a solution to an event or plot that resolves all the problems or issues in a hopeless situation very easily,…