| A | B |
| bombast (noun) | impressive but meaningless language |
| bona fide (noun) | in good faith |
| boor (adj.) | a rude of impolite person |
| bovine (adj.) | pertaining to cows or cattle |
| bowdlerize (verb) | to remove offensive passages of a play - novel |
| bucolic (adj.) | pertaining to the countryside; rural or rustic |
| cajole (verb) | to coax - to persuade - to wheedle |
| callow (adj.) | young and inexperienced |
| carcinogen (noun) | causing cancer |
| carnal (adj.) | sensual or sexual |
| carrion (noun) | decaying flesh |
| cataclysm (noun) | a violent change |
| cataract (noun) | 1. large waterfall; 2. abnormality of the eye |
| caveat (noun) | a warning |