CAT Vocabulary Set 6

Eluded

escaped / avoided

Expounded

explained in detail

Exhortation

strong encouragement / urging

Collated

collected and organized

Potpourri

mixture / collection

Umpteen

very many / countless

Chord

a group of musical notes; figuratively, something that creates a feeling

Clarion

very clear and powerful

Exemptions

freedoms from a rule/requirement

Shored

supported / strengthened

Mores

accepted customs and moral rules

Emanating

coming/flowing from

Leeway

freedom to act

Foreshadowed

hinted at something that will happen later

Obsolete

outdated / no longer used

Emboldened

made more confident/brave

Evasion

avoidance

Punitive

intended to punish

Conceivable

imaginable / possible

Slashed

cut sharply / reduced greatly

Shrimp

small sea animal; also a small/weak person

Strident

loud / harsh

Reprieve

temporary relief from punishment

Lobbying

trying to influence decision-makers

Stance

position / opinion

Tinkering

making small changes

Herrings

fish; red herring = misleading distraction

Limbo

uncertain / waiting state

Rehash

repeat old ideas

Paraphrase

restate in different words

Standstill

complete stop

Startling

surprising / shocking

Squib

short, weak, unsuccessful attempt

Bleak

gloomy / without hope

Escalation

increase in intensity

Deter

discourage / prevent

Tack

approach / method

Culmination

highest point / final stage

Decadence

excessive luxury / moral decline

Deplorable

very bad / shameful

Intriguing

very interesting / mysterious

Inordinately

excessively

Ostensible

apparent / supposed

Chagrin

embarrassment / disappointment

Helm

leadership / control

Vicious

cruel / violent

Mired

stuck in a difficult situation

Malady

illness / problem

Proclaimer

person who publicly announces something

Valiant

brave / courageous

Meted

given out / administered

Barrel

large cylindrical container

Spectre

threat / frightening possibility

Orchestrated

carefully planned / organized

Looms

appears as a likely threat/event

Portends

indicates / warns of something coming

Overhaul

major improvement / complete change

Pivot

change direction or strategy

Apprenticeship

training under an experienced person

Immersion

deep involvement

Lackadaisical

lazy / careless

Enumeration

listing items one by one

Stems

comes from / originates from

Disenfranchised

deprived of rights or power

Erstwhile

former / previous

Accrual

gradual accumulation

Disbursed

distributed/paid out

Inordinate

excessive / unreasonable

Vogue

popularity / fashion

Insurgents

rebels fighting against authority

Stoking

increasing / encouraging

Proponents

supporters

Plunge

fall suddenly

Mettle

courage / strength of character

Staggering

extremely large / shocking

Demolition

destruction of a building

Toiling

working very hard

Beacon

guiding light / symbol of hope

Enunciated

stated clearly

Guffawed

laughed loudly

Humility

modesty

Trope

common theme or idea

Incumbent

current office-holder

Coalesce

come together / unite

Slate

list of candidates; also a type of rock

Ambled

walked slowly

Punditry

opinions/analysis by experts

Astute

clever / sharp

Uncanny

strangely unusual

Stomping

walking heavily; also defeating decisively

Anecdotal

based on personal stories, not strong evidence

Thronged

crowded / filled with people

Infructuous

useless / unsuccessful

Curtail

reduce / shorten

En masse

all together / as a group

Pedagogical

related to teaching

Unimpeded

without obstruction

Upbraided

scolded / criticised

Culminating

reaching the final point

Endemic

regularly found in a particular place