CAT 4

Ankit K.
68 words 122 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  2. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  3. brassy
    resembling or containing an alloy of zinc and copper
  4. garish
    tastelessly showy
  5. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  6. gimcrack
    tastelessly showy
  7. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  8. tacky
    tastelessly showy
  9. tatty
    showing signs of wear and tear
  10. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  11. gilded
    made from or covered with gold
  12. spurious
    plausible but false
  13. specious
    plausible but false
  14. brazier
    large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned
  15. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  16. breadwinner
    one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
  17. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  18. transience
    the attribute of being brief or fleeting
  19. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  20. bandit
    an outlaw who is (usually) a member of a group
  21. brindled
    having a gray or brown streak or a patchy coloring
  22. brickle
    having little elasticity
  23. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  24. brook
    a natural stream of water smaller than a river
  25. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  26. buccaneer
    someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea
  27. canine
    a dog, wolf, jackal, or other closely related mammal
  28. canker
    an ulcerlike sore
  29. pestilence
    any epidemic disease with a high death rate
  30. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture
  31. canny
    showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
  32. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  33. faultfinding
    persistent petty and unjustified criticism
  34. carping
    persistent petty and unjustified criticism
  35. carafe
    a bottle with a stopper
  36. decanter
    a bottle with a stopper; for serving drinks
  37. carat
    a unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
  38. karat
    the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold
  39. carcinogenic
    causing or tending to cause cancer
  40. cardinal
    a vivid red color
  41. primal
    having existed from the beginning
  42. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  43. native
    belonging to one by birth
  44. primaeval
    having existed from the beginning
  45. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  46. indigene
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
  47. indigen
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
  48. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  49. endemic
    native to or confined to a certain region
  50. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  51. careen
    move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way
  52. keel
    one of the main longitudinal beams of the hull of a vessel
  53. lurch
    move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements
  54. reel
    a winder around which flexible materials can be wound
  55. stagger
    walk with great difficulty
  56. swag
    goods or money obtained illegally
  57. tilt
    lean over; tip
  58. wobble
    move sideways or in an unsteady way
  59. sway
    move back and forth
  60. impersonation
    pretending to be someone else
  61. caricature
    a representation of a person exaggerated for comic effect
  62. imposture
    pretending to be another person
  63. personation
    imitating the mannerisms of another person
  64. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
  65. portrayal
    any likeness of a person, in any medium
  66. carillon
    set of bells hung in a bell tower
  67. chime
    a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument
  68. gong
    a large metal disk that sounds a note when struck
Created on Tue Sep 20 16:17:37 EDT 2011

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.