Word Selection

bacchanal n., adj. a follower of Bacchus; a drunken reveler; an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia; pertaining to Bacchus; bacchanalian..

badinage n., v., light, playful banter or raillery..

bailiwick n. the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction; a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work..

baleful adj. full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious..

bamboozle v., to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink (often fol. by into)..

bemused adj. bewildered or confused; lost in thought; preoccupied..; (look at the word in writing)

benison n. Blessing, benediction..

berate v.t., to scold; rebuke; abuse, vilify, vituperate, objurgate..

biodegradable adj. capable of decaying through the action of living organisms..

blackguard n. a low, contemptible person; scoundrel; Obs. a. a group of menial workers in the kitchen of a large household; b. the servants of an army; c. camp followers; to revile in scurrilous language..

blush v.i. to redden, as from embarrassment or shame, to feel shame or embarrassment...

bluster v.i. to roar and be tumultuous, as wind; to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or protests..

bon ton n. good or elegant form or style; something regarded as fashionably correct; fashionable society..

booboisie n. a segment of the general public composed of uneducated, uncultured persons..

boulevardier n., pl. A sophisticated, worldly, and socially active man..

bracing adj. strengthening; invigorating..

brazen adj. shameless or impudent..

bromide n. potassium bromide; a platitude or trite saying; a person who is platitudinous and boring..

busker n. to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place..

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