妙に頭に入らない単語達

英検準1級に向けて、PASS単に出てきた未知語を覚えようとあがいてるわけだが、何度見ても、例文音読とかしても、妙に覚えられない単語達がいて困っている。以下、そんな単語達。

implore: If you implore someone to do something, you ask them to do it in a forceful, emotional way.
oppress: To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.
presume: If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.
peruse: If you peruse something such as a letter, article, or document, you read it.
prevail: If a proposal, principle, or opinion prevails, it gains influence or is accepted, often after a struggle or argument.
provoke: If you provoke someone, you deliberately annoy them and try to make them behave aggressively.
refrain: If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it.
resent: If you resent someone or something, you feel bitter and angry about them.
subside: If a feeling or noise subsides, it becomes less strong or loud.
thrive: If someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, or strong.