Formal language

Question 1

Insurgent

Answer 1

noun: plural noun: insurgents

a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.

Question 2

Trawler

Answer 2

a fishing boat used for trawling.

Question 3

Lament

Answer 3

Express passionate grief about.

“he was lamenting the death of his infant daughter”

Question 4

Tenure

Answer 4

the holding of an office.

“his tenure of the premiership would be threatened”

Question 5

Repugnant

Answer 5

adjective

extremely distasteful; unacceptable.

Question 6

Amendment

Answer 6

noun

a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

Question 7

Contravene

Answer 7

Verb

offend against the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct).

Question 8

perpetrators

Answer 8

noun

a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.

Question 9

jurisdiction

Answer 9

noun

the official power to make legal decisions and judgements.

Question 10

Legislation

Answer 10

noun
laws, considered collectively.
Legislation is law which has been enacted by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as “legislation”, while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business.

Question 11

‘Ounce of Justice’

Answer 11

Phrase

Small amount of justice.

Question 12

Tyrants

Answer 12

a cruel and oppressive ruler.

“the tyrant was deposed by popular demonstrations”

Question 13

Impunity

Answer 13

“Exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines”. In the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims’ right to justice and redress.

Question 14

Brunt

Answer 14

The worst part or chief impact of a specified action.

‘women face the brunt of our system’s brutality.’

Question 15

Fallout

Answer 15

noun
the adverse results of a situation or action.
“he’s prepared to take calculated risks regardless of political fallout”

Question 16

War-torn

Answer 16

very badly harmed or damaged by war.

Peace is a distant hope in this war-torn region.

Question 17

Impending

Answer 17

of a event: threatening or significant about to happen: Forthcoming.
He had warned of an impending risk of an attack by Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan militants

Question 18

neutrality

Answer 18

Noun
he state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartiality.
“during the war, Switzerland maintained its neutrality”

Question 19

Backlash

Answer 19

Noun
a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, especially to a social or political development.
“a public backlash against racism”

Question 20

Preventive

Answer 20

Adjective
“To prevent crowding, gatherings, long waiting under preventive measures to fight coronavirus and to maintain the health of shoppers, we urge shop owners and businesses to remain open through all working hours, including prayer times,”

Question 21

Remission

Answer 21

Remission refers to “the reduction of one’s sentence.” Remission can be granted to a prisoner for good behavior

Question 22

Discrepancy

Answer 22

an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
‘Discrepancy in what Afghan envoy’s daughter says and what evidence shows’

Question 23

Colloquial

Answer 23

adjective
(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
“colloquial and everyday language”

Question 24

Preponderance

Answer 24

noun
the quality of being greater in number, size or importance.
“the preponderance of women among older people”