banish | v. drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel |
barrage | n. artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles |
barren | a. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking |
barter | v. trade goods or services without the exchange of money |
batter | v. beat with successive blows; beat repeatedly and with violence |
becalm | v. keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still |
beget | v. produce; give rise to |
begrudge | v. resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of |
belittle | v. disparage or depreciate; put down |
benign | a. kindly; favorable; not malignant |
bequeath | v. leave to someone by a will; hand down |
blight | v. blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate |
bore | v. drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill |
bountiful | a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously |
bovine | a. dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull |
brazen | a. having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless |
broadcast | n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show |
browbeat | v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats |
bulwark | n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
burly | a. husky; muscular and heavily built |
burrow | n. tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; dig; move through by or as by digging |
cache | n. hiding place; secret store of valuables or money |
calamity | n. event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery |
caldron | n. large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
calligraphy | n. beautiful writing; excellent penmanship |
camaraderie | n. good-fellowship; companionship; close friendship in friends or teammates |
caper | v. leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring |
carcinogen | n. any substance that produces cancer |
cataclysm | n. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water |
catastrophe | n. calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune |
chamber | n. a private room, typically a bedroom; compartment; a large room used for formal or public events |
chaotic | a. in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization |
chivalry | n. knightly skill; courtesy towards women |
circumvent | v. surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
cleave | v. split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to |
cliche | n. obvious remark; overused expression or idea |
clique | n. small exclusive group of friends or associates |
clutch | v. grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize |
coax | v. persuade or try to persuade by pleading or flattery; move to or adjust toward a desired end |
colloquial | a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty |
commemorate | v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony |
commiserate | v. feel or express pity or sympathy for |
compassion | n. sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration |
comply | v. yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish |
concern | n. interest in any person or thing; regard; solicitude; anxiety |
conclave | n. a confidential or secret meeting |
condensation | n. compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid |
condolence | n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief. |
confer | v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over |
confirm | v. support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify |
confiscation | n. seizure by the government |
congenial | a. pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste; compatible |
conglomeration | n. a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together |
consensus | n. general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole |
conservative | a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change |
constable | n. a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff |
construct | v. form by assembling or combining parts; build; create |
contradiction | n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct |
contravened | v. deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws |
convey | v. carry from one place to another; bear or transport |
convoy | v. accompany for protection, either by sea or land; attend for protection; escort |
corrupt | a. changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted |
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