Level 3 - Day 1


  1. traverse – to move across an area

  2. predator – an animal that hunts and eats other animals

  3. formidable – very powerful or difficult; deserving respect

  4. plunge – to fall or move suddenly; to push something into something

  5. prey – an animal hunted by another animal for food

  6. quirk – a strange or unusual habit or characteristic

  7. tangible – able to be seen or touched; real

  8. disturbing – upsetting or worrying

  9. trend – a general direction of change; a popular pattern

  10. hostile – unfriendly; opposed; harsh

  11. marine – related to the sea or ocean

  12. barrel (v.) – to move very fast, often out of control

  13. ballyhoo – exaggerated publicity or hype

  14. sprawl – to spread out in an uncontrolled way

  15. swath – a long, wide strip or area

  16. phenomenon – an event or fact that can be observed

  17. compound (v.) – to make a problem worse

  18. spur (spurred) – to cause or encourage something to happen

  19. bizarre – very strange or unusual

  20. hover – to stay close to a place or remain nearby

  1. descending – going or moving downward

  2. culprit – the person or thing responsible for a problem or crime

  3. suffocating – making it hard to breathe; extremely hot or uncomfortable

  4. congregate – to gather together in a group

  5. compressed – pressed into a smaller space; made smaller or denser

  6. accessible – easy to reach, use, or understand

  7. susceptible – easily affected or harmed by something

  8. dissolve – to mix into a liquid until it becomes part of it

  9. dynamic – active, energetic, or constantly changing

  10. penetrate – to go through or enter something

  11. decomposing – breaking down or decaying naturally

  12. organic – relating to living things; produced without synthetic chemicals

  13. hypoxic – having too little oxygen

  14. segregated – separated from others; kept apart

  15. adamant – refusing to change; very firm

  16. infer – to reach a conclusion based on evidence

  17. choleric – easily angered; bad-tempered

  18. patrician – noble; belonging to the upper class

  19. incite – to encourage or stir up an action

  20. prompt (v.) – to cause or encourage something to happen; to remind

  21. escapism – avoiding reality through enjoyable activities

  22. slapdash – careless; done in a rushed or sloppy way

  23. amalgamate – to combine or unite into one

  24. vituperative – bitterly abusive or insulting

  25. carat – a unit used to measure the weight of gemstones

  26. invidious – likely to cause resentment or envy; offensive

  27. descant – to speak or write at length about something

  28. pander – to satisfy or appeal to people’s lower desires

  29. extradition – the act of sending a criminal back to another country or state

  30. refractory – stubborn; difficult to control or manage

  31. anthropomorphic – having human qualities or characteristics

  32. supercilious – acting as if you are better than others; arrogant

  33. chronicle (v.) – to record or describe events in order

  34. impasse – a deadlock; a situation with no solution or progress

  35. discerning – able to judge things well; showing good judgment

  36. marked – very noticeable; obvious

  37. fetter (v.) – to restrain or limit someone’s freedom

  38. postulate – a basic assumption or principle accepted as true

  39. arrears – money that is overdue and has not been paid

  40. scamp – a mischievous but likable person, especially a child

  41. complementary – completing or going well with something else

  42. ulterior – hidden; existing beyond what is obvious

  43. dissimulate – to hide or disguise true feelings or intentions

  44. infirmity – weakness; physical or mental weakness

  45. fraught – filled with something, usually something bad

  46. nonplus (v.) – to confuse or puzzle someone

  47. auroral – relating to the dawn or the aurora (Northern/Southern Lights)

  48. qualms – feelings of doubt, worry, or guilt

  49. consensus – general agreement

  50. squat – short and thick; low and broad