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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Lament GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ləˈment/ (noun & verb) Verb: to express grief, sadness or regret about something, express sorrow, rue, bemoan, deplore, grieve, howl, bewail, mourn, moan Noun: a poem, piece of writing or eulogy that expresses sadness about someone’s death, cry, weeping, wailing, howling Holidays are a time when you especially miss a loved …
Gambol GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈgæm.bəl/ (verb) to run and jump joyfully and happily, romp, cavort, leap playfully, caper, hop, skip, rollick, bounce, spring, frolic, bound, frisk I saw a little lion cub roaming in the wild gamboling through the grass a lionesses child jumping up and down roaming through the shrub lovely as can be …
Ethos GRE Vocabulary Flashcard from 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam with images and in real context with synonyms and antonyms for advanced learners of English /ˈiː.θɒs/ (noun) Definition fundamental traits, ideas or beliefs shared by a group, character, culture, tenet, philosophy, code, ethic, beliefs, principles, moral beliefs, dogma Example Core …
Eulogy GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈjuː.lə.dʒi/ Eulogy definition written or spoken tribute especially to someone who has recently died or stopped working, speech in praise of someone, a piece of writing or speech that praises someone greatly, exultation, panegyric, acclaim, laud, acclamation, extol, commend Video of eulogy Watch this video on YouTube Eulogy in context A …
Prattle GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈpræt.ļ/ (noun & verb) Noun: foolish and meaningless talk, inconsequential talk, blather, babble, gibberish, nonsense, chatter, drivel Verb: to talk foolishly or nonsense, babble, talk inconsequentially, gibber, chatter, jabber The people, who usually prattle, tend to grow more daring, bold; and impudent. Antonyms: enunciate, enunciation Noun: prattler
Erratic GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪˈræt.ɪk/ (adj) irregular and inconsistent, capricious, unreliable, unpredictable, whimsical, variable, irresolute, intermittent, changeable How to adapt your social strategy to unpredictable and erratic times and plans Since March, usage of social media — including social networking sites and user-generated streaming platforms — has spiked, presenting both an opportunity and a challenge …
Definition of Amulet as a GRE Vocabulary Flashcard also found in 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam with illustration and synonyms and in real context and authentic examples for advanced learners of English /ˈæm.jʊ.lət/ (noun) Definition lucky jewelry, ornament or object that is worn to protect you against disease, evil, danger …
Exculpate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈek.skəl.peɪt/ (verb) to prove someone innocent, remove blame from someone, exonerate, let off, acquit, excuse, free from blame, release, clear, vindicate, absolve Exculpatory evidence is evidence favorable to the defendant in a criminal trial that exonerates or tends to exonerate or exculpate the defendant of guilt. It is the opposite of …
Sybarite GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈsɪb.ər.aɪt/ (noun) Definition a person who is devoted to luxury and sensual desires and pleasures, sensualist, voluptuary, hedonist, epicurean Example Living luxury for a regular person and not a sybarite, used to what I call the discount mindset, takes quite a stretch of the subconscious mind and creating new “luxury-oriented” habits …
Forestall GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /fɔːˈstɔːl/ (verb) to hinder or prevent something from happening by acting in advance, preempt, foil, get in before, thwart, anticipate, fend off, deter, ward off, avert, obviate, block, preclude Most of the work in our case studies was created by independent artists with the permission of property owners, many of whom …