Bombastic:
MEANING: Pompous, showy
SENTENCE: The speech made by the new headmaster was a little
bombastic.
Boorish:
MEANING: rough and bad-mannered; coarse.
SENTENCE: Even though the pirate captain was brutal and boorish with
his men, he was always courteous to the female captives.
Buttress:
MEANING: Support, reinforce
SENTENCE: In the debating club, the students learnt how to buttress their
argument with relevant facts.
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Cacophony:
MEANING: A harsh, discordant, or meaningless mixture of
sounds.
SENTENCE: The noise of barking dogs and sirens added to the cacophony
at midnight; I didn't sleep.
Candid:
MEANING: Sincere or honest
SENTENCE: The candid attitude of the prime minister inspired many
young individuals to see him as a role model.
Capricious:
MEANING: Unpredictable
SENTENCE: Share market behaviour was capricious during the COVID-
19 pandemic.
Castigate:
MEANING: Criticize harshly
SENTENCE: Drill sergeants are known to castigate new recruits so
mercilessly that the latter often break down.
Chicanery:
MEANING: The use of deception or subterfuge
SENTENCE: There is plenty of chicanery in the world of international
espionage.
Catalyst:
MEANING: Something that causes change
SENTENCE: The student’s ideas were the catalyst for the teacher’s
different approach to teaching.
Caustic:
MEANING: Intended to hurt, bitterly sarcastic
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SENTENCE: The divorcing couple spoke to each other with caustic
remarks.
Circumscribe:
MEANING: Limit or restrict
SENTENCE: Unreliable access to funds circumscribed the investor’s
activities.
Coagulate:
MEANING: (of a fluid) change to a solid or semi-solid state
SENTENCE: Blood had coagulated around the edges of the wound.
Chauvinism:
MEANING: Excessive support for one’s own cause, group
or sex
SENTENCE: Male chauvinists do not believe women are their equal.
Coda:
MEANING: A concluding event, section or remark
SENTENCE: A prayer was the coda to the priest’s session that Sunday.
Cogent:
MEANING: Convincing, logical
SENTENCE: The defence presented cogent arguments to the jury; their
verdict: not guilty.
Commensurate:
MEANING: Equal in extent, proportional
SENTENCE: Her salary was commensurate with her experience and
qualifications.
Compendium:
MEANING: a collection or set of similar items.
SENTENCE: The book she borrowed was a compendium of maps and
stories of the country she planned to visit.
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Complaisant:
MEANING: Willing to please others
SENTENCE: Flight attendants are usually very complaisant with
passengers.
Condone:
MEANING: Accept or overlook behaviour that is considered
wrong or offensive
SENTENCE: The school did not condone smoking in the playground.
Confound:
MEANING: Cause confusion with surprise; mix up
SENTENCE: The twins would deliberately confound their teachers by
swapping seats in the classroom.
Connoisseur:
MEANING: Expert of art; or simply, expert
SENTENCE: Miguel managed a vineyard and was something of a wine
connoisseur.
Compliant:
MEANING: Submissive, willing to obey someone else
SENTENCE: He was compliant when the police asked him to step out of
the car.
Contentious:
MEANING: Likely to cause controversy
SENTENCE: The filmmaker produced a very contentious documentary on
the state of the global environment.
Conciliatory:
MEANING: Soothing and satisfying
SENTENCE: She was still angry despite his conciliatory words to her after
their argument.
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Contrite:
MEANING: Feeling or expressing remorse
SENTENCE: The teacher found a very contrite student when he visited the
detention room.
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