HSPT VOCAB PART B AND C

baffle

to confuse

banal

boring

banter

teasing

barter

to negotiate

belated

after the event

belittle

to put down

belligerent

warlike

benefit

to gain an advantage

benevolent

charitable

benign

favorable

berate

to scold

biased

partial

bizarre

odd

blatant

obvious

bleak

land

blithe

happy

boisterous

noisy, rowdy

bolster

to support

brash

bold

brazen

bold

brisk

active

broach

to bring up

buttress

to reinforce

PART C

callous

careless

candid

frank, open

cantankerous

grouchy

captivate

to enchant

caustic

corrosive

censure

to criticize harshly

ceremonious

formal

champion

to defend or support

chaotic

disorderly

chastise

to scold

cherish

to hold dear

choleric

irritable

circumvent

to go around

clamor

to make commotion

clandestine

secretive

clandestine

secretive

clemency

mercy

coarse

rough

cohesive

sticking together

collaborate

to work together

commence

to begin

commend

to praise

compassion

sympathy

compel

to obligate,force

competent

able

compilation

collection

compile

to collect

complacent

at ease, happy

compliant

inclined to obey rules

comply

to accept, consent

composure

feeling of calm

comprehensive

all inclusive

compromise

to give and take

conceal

to hide

concede

admit

conceited

overly proud

concise

to the point

conclude

to end

concord

agreement

concur

to agree

condescend

to stoop or humble

condescending

snobby

condone

to allow

confiscate

to take away

conflagration

a destructive fire

congenial

pleasing, friendly

consequently

as a result

conservative

cautious

consolidate

to combine

conspicuous

obvious

conspiracy

scheme

construct

to build

contagious

communicable

contaminate

to make impure

contemporary

modern

content

satisfied

contort

to twist or bend

contradict

to speak against

contrite

sorry

contrive

to devise

conundrum

a riddle

conventional

traditional

corrupt

dishonest

counterfeit

fake

courteous

mannerly

credible

believable

critical

fault finding

crucial

necessary

culprit

one at fault

culture

breeding, art

cumulative

succesive adding

cunning

sly, scheming

cursory

hasty

cynical

doubtful