English Vocab List B-C

Word Definition
Blithe Carefree and lighthearted
Bogus Counterfeit or fake; not genuine
Bombastic Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous
Bounty Something that is given liberally.
Brusque Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt
Bucolic Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic
Buttress To sustain, prop, or bolster
Cabal A conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers
Cache A hiding place used especially for storing provisions.
Cadaverous Suggestive of death; corpselike
Cadence Balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory.
Cajole To urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing, or flattery
Callous Emotionally hardened; unfeeling
Calumny A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation
Candid openly straightforward and direct
Canine of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae
Cantankerous Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
Capricious Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable
Careen To lurch or swerve while in motion.
Carouse To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
Castigate To inflict severe punishment on
Cataclysm A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change
Catholic Of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive
Caustic Capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action.
Celerity Swiftness of action or motion; speed
Celibate One who is unmarried.
Chaos A condition or place of great disorder or confusion
Charlatan A person who makes elaborate, fraudulent, and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge; a quack or fraud.
Cherubic having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Chafe To wear away or irritate by rubbing
Chastised To punish, as by beating
Chauvinist Militant devotion to and glorification of one's country
Chicanery Deception by trickery or sophistry.
Chide To scold mildly so as to correct or improve
Chimerical Created by or as if by a wildly fanciful imagination
Choleric Easily angered; bad-tempered.
Choreography The art of creating and arranging dances or ballets.
Circuitous Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course
Circumlocutory Using of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language.
circumspect Heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent.