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Caustic
Able to burn or corrode organic tissue; harshly critical or sarcastic in tone.
Causal
Relating to or acting as a cause for something
Cauldron
A large metal pot used for cooking or boiling over an open flame.
Caucus
A meeting of members of a specific group or political party to discuss strategies, policies, or choose candidates.
Catnap
A short, light sleep or nap taken to rest briefly
Catharsis
The process of releasing strong or repressed emotions, providing relief and purification.
Categorical
Absolute or without exceptions; relating to or classified by categories.
Catechism
A summary of religious doctrine, often in question-and-answer format, used for teaching principles of faith.
Catcall
A loud, often offensive shout or whistle directed at someone, typically to express disapproval or to harass.
Catastrophe
A sudden and disastrous event causing great damage or suffering.
Catapult
A device used to hurl objects, often used historically in warfare; also, to launch or propel forward suddenly.
Cataclysm
A sudden, violent event causing great destruction or change, often used for natural disasters or large-scale upheavals.
Casualty
A person injured or killed in an accident, disaster, or war.
Castle
A large, fortified building or set of buildings, historically used as a residence for royalty or nobility, often for defense.
Castigate
To criticize or punish someone severely
Cartographer
A person who creates maps.
Carrion
The decaying flesh of dead animals.
Carping
Constantly finding fault or making petty criticisms
Carpe Diem
Seize the day; take advantage of the present moment without worrying about the future.
Carousal
A noisy or lively drinking party or celebration.
Boisterous
Noisy, energetic, and rowdy in a cheerful or lively way
Bland
Lacking strong features or flavor; dull or uninteresting.
Blandishments
Flattering or persuasive words or actions intended to influence or win someone over.
Blanch
To briefly boil or steam food to remove the skin or to whiten; also, to make someone turn pale.
Blame
To hold someone responsible for a fault or wrongdoing.
Blackball
To reject, exclude, or block someone from a group or activity, often by a vote.
Bizarre
Very strange or unusual, especially in a way that is surprising or hard to understand.
Bitter
Having a sharp, unpleasant taste; or causing pain, sadness, or resentment.
Binge
To indulge in something excessively, especially eating, drinking, or watching content.
Billow
To rise, surge, or swell, often in a rolling or wavelike motion.
Billing
The process of sending an invoice for goods or services rendered.
Billingsgate
Coarse, vulgar, or abusive language
Bilk
To cheat or defraud someone, especially by avoiding payment.
Bilious
Irritable or bad-tempered; also relating to bile or an excess of it in the body.
Bigwig
An important or influential person, especially in a particular field or area.
Bigot
A person who is intolerant toward those with different opinions, beliefs, or backgrounds.
Biennial
Occurring every two years.
Bias
A tendency to favor or lean toward one side, person, or group over another, often in an unfair way.
Bewilder
To confuse or puzzle someone completely
Bewildered
Confused or puzzled, unable to understand something clearly.
Bevy
A large group or collection, especially of similar things or people
Betroth
To formally promise or engage someone to marry.
Betray
To be disloyal or unfaithful to someone or something.
Betrayal
The act of being disloyal or breaking trust, often by revealing secrets or acting against someone.
Betoken
To be a sign or indication of something; to signify.
Bête Noire
A person or thing that one particularly dislikes or avoids; an object of aversion.
Betcha
Informal contraction of "bet you," used to express confidence in a statement or guess.
Bestow
To give or present something as an honor or gift
Bestial
Relating to or resembling animals; showing a lack of human sensibility or compassion, often crude or brutish.
Besmirch
To damage the reputation or honor of someone or something.
Besiege
To surround a place with armed forces to capture it or to overwhelm someone with requests or worries.
Beset
To surround or attack on all sides; to trouble or harass persistently
Beseech
To ask someone urgently and fervently; to beg.
Bereaved
Suffering the loss of a loved one
Berate
To scold or criticize someone angrily.
Bequeath
To leave something to someone in a will; to pass on or hand down.
Bequeathing
The act of giving or leaving something, usually money or property, to someone in a will.
Bent
Strongly inclined or determined; a natural talent or inclination.
Benison
A blessing or benediction
Benign
Kind and gentle; not harmful