CAT Vocabulary Set 3

Tribunal

A special court or body that settles disputes

Detre

This may be a typo. If you mean deter → to discourage someone from doing something

Statutory

Established or required by law

Reinstate

To restore something/someone to a previous position or condition

Straw

A thin dry stalk of grain; also used in expressions like straw man

Reenacted

Performed or put into effect again

Consonance

Agreement or harmony between things

Hedging

Reducing risk; also using cautious/uncertain language

Overwhelming

Extremely strong, large, or difficult to deal with

Contemplating

Thinking deeply about something; considering something

Confrontation

A direct conflict or serious disagreement

Guarantor

A person who promises to take responsibility if someone else fails to pay or meet an obligation

Recep

Likely a typo. If you mean receptive → willing to listen to or accept new ideas

Flank

The side of something, especially an army or person; as a verb, to attack/protect from the side

Agnostic

uncertain / non-committal

Abhors

hates strongly

Conjuncture

situation / circumstances

Realm

area / field

Nether

lower / underground

Rife

widespread

Endemic

regularly found in a place

Impunity

freedom from punishment

Edifice

structure / system

Crony-infested

full of favouritism

Envisages

imagines / expects

Expediency

convenience

Burgeoning

rapidly growing

Corpus

collection

Dissent

disagreement

Satirical

• mocking/critical through humour

Legions

large numbers / armies

Insurrectionary

rebellious

Anthropologist

human-culture scientist

Protestival

protest festival/event

Conundrum

difficult problem

Erstwhile

former / previous

Flak

strong criticism

Ponder

think deeply

Salient

most important / noticeable

Defections

switching sides

Nuanced

showing subtle differences

Bully-off

a way of starting/restarting play in hockey

Reckon

think / believe

Hitherto

until now / previously

Erratic

unpredictable / irregular

Purveyors

suppliers

Shepherding

guiding or managing

Flab

excess body fat

Lop-sided uneven / unbalanced

uneven / unbalanced

Onus

responsibility

Cogently

clearly and convincingly

Acumen

sharp judgment / business skill

Reverberations

lasting effects / echoes

Apex

highest point

Prolific

highly productive

Echelon

level/rank in an organization

Snares

traps

Relinquishes

gives up / lets go

Obstinate

stubborn

Foregone

already decided / certain

Recoup

recover (money/losses)

Steep

very high / expensive

Freight

goods transported / transport cost

Forged

created; or falsely made

Open disclosure

complete honesty / revealing information

Malice

desire to harm

Resentment

lasting anger

Stint

a period of work

Standalone

independent / separate

Contemplated

considered / thought about

Exempted

freed from a rule/duty

Conformity

following accepted rules/standards

Bespoke

custom-made

Tethers

limits / keeps attached

Forfeiture

loss of a right/property as a penalty

Gladiatorial

fiercely competitive

Vanquished

defeated

Rogue

dishonest / uncontrolled

Blatant

obvious / shameless

Stalling

delaying

Homage

public respect

Exertions

efforts

Tryst

meeting / romantic meeting

Othering

treating people as outsiders

Pervasive

widespread

Defies

openly resists / challenges

Demarcated

clearly marked/divided

Collegial

cooperative / friendly

Brace

prepare / support

Risk-averse

avoiding risk

Conducive

helpful / favourable

Litigation

legal action / court case

Candidly

honestly / frankly

Moratorium

temporary suspension / pause

Humongous

extremely huge

Munitions

military weapons/ammunition

Quagmire

difficult, complicated situation

Budged

moved slightly

Retaliations

acts of revenge in response to an attack

Ascendancy

dominance / position of power