B & C words Flashcards
badger
to harrass; to nag
balk
to hinder; to stop short
balm
something that soothes
bane
a curse; denunciation
beatitude
state of bliss
beguile
deceive
benediction
blessing
benign
harmless, kindly
beset
to attack
bestow
to present (as a gift)
bewitch
to charm
bicker
to quarrel
biennial
occuring every two years
bland
mild
blasphemy
a profane remark about God
blatant
objectionably loud
bondage
slavery
boorish
rude
bounty
reward
bourgeois
middle class
bovine
pertaining to the ox, cow, etc.
brusque
abrupt in manner
bureaucracy
government through bureaus
canvass
to make a survey
caprice
an impulsive change of mind
captivate
to fascinate
carnage
slaughter
carp
to complain constantly
carrion
decaying flesh
castigate
to punish
censure
to criticize sharply
centrifugal
moving away from the source
chaff
worthless matter
chagrin
embarrassment
chaste
morally pure
chauvinism
fanatical patriotism
chide
to scold
chronicle
record of historical records
circumspect
watchful
coerce
to force
colloquial
informal
commensurate
proportionate
compassion
pity of distress of another
complacent
contented
concomitant
accompanying
condolence
expressions of sympathy
configuration
shape; arrangement
congenital
existing from birth
congruent
agreeing
coniferous
cone-bearing
connote
to suggest; to imply
consort
husband or wife companion; to be in agreement
consternation
sudden confusion; panic
constrict
to shrink
constiguous
adjacent; touching
contingent
possible
convolution
coiled state
corpulent
fat
corroborate
to confirm
covenant
contract
covert
concealed; secret
credible
believeable
credulity
gullibility; readiness to believe
crony
close friend
culpable
deserving blame
cult
group sharing a common interest