front 1 balk | back 1 v. to be unwilling to do something or become involved in something because it is difficult, dangerous, etc. |
front 2 bedlam | back 2 n. a scene full of noise and confusion |
front 3 beguile | back 3 v. to trick someone into doing something, especially by being nice to them |
front 4 benevolent | back 4 adj. kind, helpful, and generous |
front 5 besmirch | back 5 v. to damage the opinion that people have of someone or something |
front 6 bigot | back 6 n. a person who has very strong, unreasonable beliefs or opinions about race, religion, or politics, and who will not listen to or accept the opinions of anyone who disagrees |
front 7 blandishments | back 7 n. pleasant things that you say to someone or do for them to try to persuade them to do something |
front 8 bogus | back 8 adj. pretending to be real or genuine |
front 9 boor | back 9 n. a rude, unpleasant person |
front 10 brittle | back 10 adj. hard but easily broken |
front 11 bulwark | back 11 n. a person or thing that protects or defends something |
front 12 burgeon | back 12 v. to begin to grow or develop rapidly |
front 13 buttress | back 13 n. a structure built against a wall or building to give support and strength v. to support |
front 14 cache | back 14 n. a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements v. to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment |
front 15 cacophony | back 15 n. harsh or jarring sound |
front 16 cajole | back 16 v. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance |
front 17 callow | back 17 adj. lacking adult sophistication |
front 18 calumny | back 18 n. the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation |
front 19 candor | back 19 n. unreserved, honest, or sincere expression |
front 20 cant | back 20 n. the insincere use of pious words |
front 21 capitulate | back 21 v. to cease resisting |
front 22 capricious | back 22 adj. governed or characterized by sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notions or actions |
front 23 carp | back 23 v. to find fault or complain querulously |
front 24 castigate | back 24 v. to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
front 25 catalyst | back 25 n. an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action |
front 26 celerity | back 26 n. rapidity of motion or action |
front 27 chagrin | back 27 n. disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
front 28 chauvinism | back 28 n. an attitude of superiority toward another party |
front 29 chimerical | back 29 adj. existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary |
front 30 circumlocation | back 30 n. the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
front 31 circumvent | back 31 v. to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
front 32 cogent | back 32 adj. appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
front 33 cognizant | back 33 adj. knowledgeable of something especially through personal experience |
front 34 comely | back 34 adj. having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain |
front 35 commodious | back 35 adj. comfortably or conveniently spacious |
front 36 compunction | back 36 n. anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |