Building a Better Vocabulary

Target Word

and Part of Speech 'H¿QLWLRQ

LECTURE

No.

bunk (noun) foolish, untrue talk; nonsense 16

cabal (noun) 1. a small group of people secretly

working together

2. a secret plot

20

cachet (noun) superior status, privilege 35

caesura (noun) a break or pause 25

FDOORZ (adjective) immature or inexperienced;

lacking adult sophistication

8

FDOXPQ\ (noun) a false accusation maliciously intended

to destroy someone’s reputation

15

canoodle (verb) 1. to kiss and cuddle; pet, caress; fondle

2. to coax, persuade, cajole, wheedle

9

capacious (adjective) capable of containing a great deal;

spacious and roomy

30

captious (adjective) IDXOW¿QGLQJK\SHUFULWLFDOGLI¿FXOWWRSOHDVH 6

castigate (verb) to punish, rebuke, or criticize severely 6

FKXW]SDK (noun) SHUVRQDOFRQ¿GHQFHRUFRXUDJH

shameless audacity; impudence

23

FLUFXPORFXWLRQ (noun) evasive, long-winded rambling
or indirect speech

6

FLUFXPVSHFW

(adjective)

cautious, prudent 2

claptrap (noun) pretentious nonsense; insincere speech 16

cleave (verb) 1. to split or divide by cutting

2. to stick closely to; to cling to

20

FOLSSHGZRUG (noun) a word that has been shortened

with no change in meaning

28

FRPPRGLRXV

(adjective)

comfortably or conveniently spacious; roomy 30

concatenation (noun) a series of things that are linked together 20

FRQWXPDFLRXV

(adjective)

stubbornly disobedient and rebellious

to authority; willfully obstinate

5