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.
The images and illustrations are accessible only to our students or members.
Collusion GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /kəˈluː.ʒən/ (noun) Definition illegal and secret cooperation of people to cheat or deceive others, conspiracy, involvement, complicity, connivance, machination, collaboration Example The RUC was superseded by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in 2001. The former police force was renamed and reformed, as is provided for by the final version …
Polyglot GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈpɒl.ɪ.glɒt/ (adj & noun) Definition a multilingual person speaking several languages, bilingual, trilingual, multilingual Example Polyglot doesn’t have a formal definition with a set criteria for how many languages you need to know to qualify as one. However, general agreement on how to become a polyglot among linguists and language learners …
Précis GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈpreɪ.si/ (noun & verb) Definition Noun: a short version of a text or speech that gives only the gist, compendium, summary, synopsis, sketch, outline, abstract, wrap-up, summation Verb: sum up, summarize, put in a nutshell, shorten, abridge, condense, abbreviate, synopsize Example Precis comes from a French word “précis”, and is literally …
Kudos GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈkjuː.dɒs/ (noun) Definition honor or praise for a crowning achievement, acclaim, admiration, homage, encomium, accolade, prestige, fame, praise, honor, glory, credit, cachet, esteem, celebrity Example Eva, so glad Major is okay, how unbelievably scary. I can empathize with your feelings, since becoming a parent a couple years ago I have struggled …
Glower GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈglaʊ.əʳ/ (noun & verb) Definition Verb: to look at someone with extreme anger or resentment, look angry, frown, look hard, scowl, look daggers, give someone a dirty look, lower, glare, stare Noun: frown, dirty look, black look Example Turn that frown or glower upside down: enrol your child in the Social …
Esoteric GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌiː.səʊˈter.ɪk/ (adj) Definition known or understood only by a few, difficult to understand, abstruse, abstract, elusive, enigmatic, impenetrable, complex, obscure, mysterious, occult, opaque, cryptic, incomprehensible, recondite, complicated, arcane, secret, encrypted Example In cryptography, a cipher (or cypher) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption—a series of well-defined steps that can …
Luminous GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈluː.mɪ.nəs/ (adj) Definition reflecting or producing bright light, shining, glowing, resplendent, dazzling, brilliant, incandescent, shimmering, lucent, radiant, gleaming, lustrous, luminescent Example That’s right, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. Stop complaining about it on Facebook and get outside and ride your bike! We will let you …
Terrestrial GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /təˈres.tri.əl/ (adj) Definition of the planet Earth or related to it, earthbound, worldly, sublunary, telluric, mundane, terrene, tellurian – (of animals) living on the land and not in the sea, land, land-dwelling, continental Example A terrestrial planet, telluric planet, or rocky planet is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate …
Sedition GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /sɪˈdɪʃ.ən/ (noun) Definition incitement or rebellion in the form of actions or words to provoke others against government authority, treason, agitation, rabble-rousing, conspiracy, insurrection, troublemaking, provocation, subversion, insurgence Example Sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that tends toward rebellion against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of …
Demagogue GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈdem.ə.gɒg/ (noun) Definition a political leader or rabble-rouser who appeals to people’s prejudice or emotions to gain power, instigator, inciter, agitator, crowd pleaser, firebrand, manipulator, orator Example A demagogue or rabble-rouser is a political leader in a democracy who gains popularity by arousing the common people against elites, especially through oratory …