CDS Vocabulary Word Starting from B and C
CDS Vocabulary Word Starting from B and C: Vocabulary comprised one of the most scoring bunch of questions in CDS exam. A sound vocabulary is always anticipated to crack the questions based on synonyms and antonyms.
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Word starting from B with its Synonyms, Antonyms and its Examples
Word | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms | Examples |
Babble | To talk or say something in a quick, confused, excited or silly way | Chatter, Bumble | Quiet, Sense | He seems to be Babbling. |
Badger | To try to make someone do something by asking them many times. | Pester, Bother, Torment | Aid, Delight | The peon had to be badgered to get the form signed by the principal. |
Baleful | Full of evil intentions, menacing | Destructive, Malignant | Good, Helping, Promising | His baleful behaviour was strange. |
Banal | Trite; something boring; ordinary and not original | Common place, Trite, Boring, Dull | Entertaining, Original | I hate the places that seem banal. |
Bane | A cause of great distress or annoyance. | Ruin, Destruction | Blessing, Boon, Advantage | Traffic congestion and air pollution are major banes for Delhi and Delhiites. |
Bashful | Tending to feel uncomfortable with other people and be embarrassed easily; say | Diffident, Modest, Meek, coy, Nervous | Open, Confident | She feels bashful in my company. |
Berate | To criticize or scold severely | Lash out, Tear into, Abuse | Praise, Compliment | Father berated his son of his mistakes. |
Bereavement | The situation you are in when a close friend or a family member has died. | Death, Loss | Happiness | Bereavement caused by my father’s death is immeasurable. |
Bestow | To give or confer honour to someone | Award, Give, Grant, Present | Deprive, Refuse, Take | A lot of award are bestowed upon him. |
Bigotory | Intolerance towards those who hold different opinion from oneself. | Fanaticism, Prejudice | Tolerance, Impartiality | A deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the arguments. |
Bizarre | Strange and difficult to explain | Strange, Weird | Explainable, Normal | The bizarre events taking place in the deserted house led the people to assume that it was haunted. |
Blabber | Talk foolishly | Chatter, Babble | Sense | Blabbering is what one can expect from fools. |
Bohemian | A socially unconventional person, especially an artist or a writer | Non-Conformist | Conformist | The Bohemian attitude is considered rebellious. |
Bolster | To support or strengthen | Strengthen, Reinforce | Discourage, Undermine | More money is needed to bolster the industry. |
Boor | A person who is rude and does not consider other people’s feelings | Lout, Rogue | Civilised, Decent, Modest | Terrorists are nothing but boors. |
Bovine | Relating to or affecting cattle, looking or acting like a cow | Cow-like, Cattle-like | She stared at us with a stupid bovine expression. | |
Brag | To speak proudly of what you have done or what you own. | Swagger, Boast | Be modest | He was bragging about his success. |
Brash | Showing too much confidence and too little respect | Arrogant, brazen | Diffident, Meek | A brash man has less friends. |
Bumble | To speak or move in a confused way | Lurch, Stumble | Efficient, Expert | Bumbling persons create a doubt to security. |
Bungle | To do something badly or unsuccessfully | Mishandle, Mismanage | Succeed | He has bungled the whole work. |
Buoyant | Happy and confident | Happy, Joyous | Unhappy, Sad | He was very buoyant about the visit to Agra. |
Burgeon | To grow or develop quickly | Expand, Swell | Shrink, Contract | Terrorism is burgeoning across the border. |
Burly | A large and strong person | Tawny, Gigantic | Lean, Thin | There must be a burly man for the role of a demon. |
Bustling | If a place is bustling, it is full if busy activity. | Dashing, Scurrying | Quiet, Inactive, Dormant | The house, usually bustling with activity, was strangely silent. |
Word starting from C with its Meaning, Synonyms, Antonyms and its Example
Word | Meaning | Synonyms | Antonyms | Examples |
Cabal | A group of people who secretly work together
| Clique, Faction | Individual | He was assassinated by a cabal of aides. |
Cache | A hidden store of provision, weapons, treasure; to hide weapons or other things | Hoard, Store | Discard, Remove | People must create a cache of medicines for emergency. |
Cajole | To persuade someone to do something by coaxing or flattery | Persuade, Coax | Dissuade, Discourage | He knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants. |
Calamity | An event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress or severe affliction | Tragedy, Catastrophe | Blessing, Godsend | The great calamity was brought to rest. |
Callous | Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. | Insensitive; Unsympathetic | Sensitive, Sympathetic | People often think that doctors are callous. |
Calumny | A false accusation | Defamation, Slander | Eulogy, Praise | He is a victim of calumny |
Camouflage | To disguise | Hide, Conceal | Reveal, Show | The camouflaged players arrived at the airport. |
Canard | A false, report or story | Tale, Story | Truth | The newspaper was used sued for publishing a canard about a celebrity. |
Canny | Very clever and able to make intelligent decisions. | Clever, Shrewd | Uncanny, Daft | Rohan is a canny card player. |
Cantankerous | Bad tempered, argumentative and uncooperative | Bad tempered, Uncooperative | Affoble, Good-natured | Children are by nature cantankerous. |
Capacious | Having a lot of space | Spacious, Open | Small, Cramped | A bungalow is a capacious house to live-in |
Cardinal | Of the greatest importance, fundamental. | Significance, Fundamental | Unimportant | Cardinal facts of the case are hidden. |
Careen | To go forward quickly while moving from side to side | Lurch, Rock | Crawl , Creep | I saw the duck careening through the ponds. |
Castigate | To criticize severely | Rebuke, Chide, Scold | Admire, praise | Odd behaviour of a person is a matter of castigation. |
Catalyst | Stimulus; a person who caused change by his presence | Impetus, Incentive | Inhibitor, Preventer | Birbal was a catalyst in the court of Akbar. |
Catapult | To suddenly put someone into an important position; to propel | Excel, Marshal | To recede, Decline | Someone cannot be catapulted to be the chief straight way. |
Charismatic | Possessing spiritual grace; inspiring | Charming, Fascinating | Offensive, Frightening | Modi is a charismatic leader. |
Chaste | Morally pure or decent | Decent, Pure | Impure, indecent | The chaste conduct of the austere person commands respect. |
Cherubic | Good natured | Innocent, Angelic | Demonic, Devilish | His behaviour reveals his approach to be cherubic. |
Chide | To express mild disapproval of someone, to scold someone gently | Rebuke, Scold | Admire, Praise | Mother chided the son for his rude behaviour with the guests. |
Chronic | Happening or existing frequently or most of the time | Persistent, long standing | Temporary, Mild | She suffers from chronic pain in her knees. |
Churlish | Rude, unfriendly and unpleasant | Arrogant, ill-mannered | Gracious, polite | Churlish behaviour is his trademark. |
Clout | Power and influence | Sway , Power | Powerless | Hitler was a man of great clout. |
Coalesce | To grow together or unite into one; to fuse | Fuse, Join | Split, breakup | The ice-masses coalesced into a glacier over time. |
Cogent | Very clear and easy for the mind believe | Convincing, Compelling | Vague, unconvincing | His ideas were cogent and sound. |
Conciliate | To end a disagreement or someone’s anger by acting in a friendly way or to slightly change your opinion | Appease, Placate | Provoke | The nagging child was conciliated by the toys. |
Concomitant | Naturally accompanying or associated with something | Linked, Associated | Disassociated, Unlinked | Loss of memory is a concomitant of old age. |
Concussion | Tempporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow on the head | Violent shaking | Consciousness | The accident caused the man a severe concussion. |
Condone | To accept behaviour that is morally wrong | Accept, Allow | Condemn, Punish | Parents always condone the fault of children. |
Contentious | Causing or likely to cause disagreement | Controversial, Argumentative | Agreeable | The contentious issue may obstruct the development |
Contort | To twist or bend out of normal shape | Distort, Twist | Straighten, Smooth | He contorted the instrument by rough handling. |
Contrive | To invent or make something in a clever or unusual way | Create, Manufacture | Destroy, Ruin | The Defence Ministry contrived a plan to tackle cross border terrorism. |
Conundrum | A confusing and difficult question or problem | Dilemma, quandary | Easy-way | Competitive exams make you face conundrums. |
Convene | To call together for a meeting or activity | Summon, Call | Disperse, Leave | We convened at the hotel for a seminar. |
Convivial | (of an event or atmosphere) Friendly, lively and enjoyable | Jovial, Pleasant | Sad, Unhappy | The President of the club arranged a convivial cocktail party. |
Copious | Ample, producing much | Plentiful, Abudant | Scarce, Meager | The storm produced a copious amount of rain. |
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