Advanced Vocabulary
**documents and legalities**
notarization | apostille | authentication | statutory declaration | attestation | conveyance
encumbrance | probate | codicil | escrow | lien | covenant
exigent | subpoena | jurisprudence | tort | affiant | injunctive relief
ultra vires | force majeure | promissory estoppel | quid pro quo | caveat emptor | sine qua non
**financial sophistication**
amortization | defeasance | securitization | tranche | derivative | hedge
accruals | capitalization | debenture | letter of credit | bill of lading | pro rata
tax lien | writ of execution | clawback provision | balloon payment | encashment | dematerialization
countervailing duties | transfer pricing | beneficial ownership | sinking fund | mark-to-market | rehypothecation
**property and engineering**
remediation | geotechnical | retrocommissioning | BIM (Building Information Modeling) | mezzanine | cantilever
subrogation | easement | tenement | chattel | fixture | appurtenance
dehumidification | thermal bridging | ballast | substrate | grouting | underpinning
fenestration | cladding | R-value | U-factor | vapor barrier | percolation test
**operational logistics**
critical path | PERT chart | Kanban | throughput | bottlenecks | SLA adherence
demurrage | waybill | consignment | Incoterms | just-in-time | kaizen
stochastic | heuristic | Monte Carlo simulation | sensitivity analysis | failover | redundancy
service level objective | mean time between failures | lead time compression | first-pass yield | takt time | value stream
**strategic optimization**
synergistic | leveraging | arbitrage | disintermediation | vertical integration | core competency
disruptive innovation | blue ocean strategy | moat | network effect | economies of scope | Pareto efficiency
due diligence | preemptive rights | drag-along clause | ratchet mechanism | evergreen clause | sunset provision
contingent liability | force majeure | material adverse change | hell-or-high-water clause | cross-default | novation
**crisis and litigation**
force majeure | act of god | frustration of purpose | anticipatory breach | specific performance | quantum meruit
tortious interference | unjust enrichment | promissory fraud | negligent misrepresentation | res ipsa loquitur | prima facie
injunctive relief | mandamus | certiorari | garnishment | attachment | replevin
arbitration award | mediation-arbitration | binding opinion | expert determination | dispute adjudication | conciliation
**cognitive complexity**
metacognition | executive function | cognitive load | decision paralysis | analysis fatigue | heuristic bias
hyperbolic discounting | opportunity cost neglect | sunk cost fallacy | endowment effect | status quo bias | framing effect
flow state | deliberate practice | cognitive scaffolding | chunking | interleaving | spaced repetition
emotional regulation | distress tolerance | cognitive reframing | anticipatory anxiety | proactive coping | post-decision dissonance
**governance and compliance**
fiduciary duty | duty of care | nonfeasance | misfeasance | malfeasance | ultra vires
SOX compliance | GDPR adherence | anti-money laundering | beneficial ownership | extraterritoriality | data localization
whistleblower protection | insider trading | related-party transaction | conflict minerals | ESG reporting | carbon footprint
statutory audit | forensic accounting | internal controls | segregation of duties | four-eyes principle | continuous monitoring
