Bombast

impressive but meaningless language

Bona fide

in good faith

Boor

a rude or impolite person

Bovine

pertaining to cows or cattle

Bowdlerize

to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

Brevity

briefness; short duration

Bucolic

pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic

Cajole

to coax, persuade, wheedle

Callow

young and inexperienced

Carcinogen

causing cancer

Carnal

sensual, sexual

Carrion

decaying flesh

Cataclysm

a violent change

Cataract

large waterfall;

abnormality of the eye

Caveat

a warning

Celibate

unmarried;

abstaining from sex

Censure

to criticize sharply

Cessation

a stopping; a discontinuance

Chaff

worthless matter

Chagrin

embarrassment;

a complete loss of courage

Chimerical

imaginary; fantastic

Coalesce

to blend; to merge

Debacle

a complete failure; a total collapse

Debauchery

corruption; self-indulgence

Deference

respect; consideration

Defile

to pollute, to corrupt

Deign

to lower oneself before an inferior

Delineate

to describe, to depict

Demeanor

behavior; manner of conducting oneself

Denouement

an outcome, result