Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Mystery
Mystery
100
a. not as good as sb/sth; lesser; lower
inferior
100
n. saying; proverb; dictum; maxim
Axiom
100
a. healthy; nutritious
wholesome
100
a. old; old-fashioned; outdated; obsolete
archaic
100
v. flow slowly; leak; exude; reek (of)
ooze
200
v. reduce; lessen; diminish
Deplete
200
v./n. negotiation; settlement; agreement/bargain; give in
compromise
200
a. kind; gentle; benevolent
benign
200
a. not normal; unusual; abnormal
anomalous
200
n. marsh; swamp
bog
300
v. criticize; judge; convict
condemn
300
a. frightening; difficult; admirable
formidable
300
v. weaken; waste; wither
atrophy
300
n. sb/sth that causes a change; facilitator; stimulus
catalyst
300
v. persuade; entice
cajole
400
v. give in; accede
acquiesce
400
a.) indestructible; invulnerable; unassailable
impregnable
400
a. not typical; strange; unusual
atypical
400
v. establish; take root; imbed
entrench
400
a. insensitive; heartless; coldhearted; cruel
callous
500
n. state of having mixed feelings; doubt; uncertainty
ambivalence
500
v. order; enact; decree
ordain
500
a. not original; common; boring; trivial
banal
500
v. announce; declare; state publicly
Proclaim
500
v. support; reinforce; bolster; fortify
buttress