Gruber Word List 5
bacchanal?a drunken party badger?to tease or annoy badinage?playful talk; banter baffle?to perplex baleful?harmful balk?to obstruct; to refuse to move balm?something that soothes or heals banal?trite; commonplace bandy?to toss back and forth; exchange baneful?deadly barbaric?uncivilized baroque?very ornate barrage?a prolonged attack of artillery fire or words barrister?a man of the legal profession bastion?a fortification or defense bate?to lessen bathos?sentimentality batten?to thrive bayou?a marshy body of water beatific?blissful beatitude?perfect happiness bedizen?to dress in a showy way bedlam?a madhouse; a place of chaos beguile?to charm or deceive behemoth?a large and powerful animal or thing behoof?behalf; interest