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academia.edu
Book: Verbal Advantage by Charles Harrington Elster
Advanced vocabulary building with detailed explanations and examples
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🔤 Vocabulary
English vocabulary: dictionaries, flashcards and context learning
Dictionaries, spaced-repetition flashcards and context-based tools — words stick far better than isolated lists.
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dictionary.com
Dictionary.com
Comprehensive dictionary with definitions, pronunciations, and example sentences
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forvo.com
Forvo
Native speaker pronunciations of words from different English-speaking regions
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kachika.app
KaChiKa
Snap a photo of any object to extract English vocabulary in real-life context, with FSRS-based flashcards
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linguee.com
Linguee
Context-rich dictionary with real-world usage examples
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memrise.com
Memrise
User-created vocabulary lists with mnemonics and spaced repetition
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zbenglish.net
Ogden's Basic English
List of 850 essential English words forming the foundation of the language; basis for Simple English Wikipedia
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oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
Learner-friendly definitions with clear examples and pronunciations
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quizlet.com
Quizlet
Create and study flashcard sets with various learning modes
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context.reverso.net
ReversoContext
See words and phrases used in authentic contexts
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thesaurus.com
Thesaurus.com
Find synonyms and antonyms to expand your vocabulary
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wordorb.ai
Word Orb
162,253 English words with IPA pronunciation, etymology, part of speech, and 601,143 translations across 47 languages. Free anonymous tier, HTTPS, CORS enabled — also usable as a programmatic dictionary API
Open resource ↗Resource list compiled from the open-source project awesome-english (CC0 licence). Clever Academy re-categorised it by skill and added the learning roadmap.
Want to move faster than self-study?
Free resources keep the habit going. But if you need an IELTS/TOEFL score by a deadline, a guided roadmap with a teacher and regular mock tests will get you there considerably sooner.