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a. drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness


Spelling Word: bacchanalian
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v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of


Spelling Word: baffle
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n. being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability


Spelling Word: balance
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a. portending evil; harmful in intent or effect.


Spelling Word: baleful
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a. desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking


Spelling Word: barren
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n. a mechanical device that blows air onto a fire to make it burn more fiercely


Spelling Word: bellows
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a. deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss


Spelling Word: bereft
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v. soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained


Spelling Word: besmirch
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a. composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches


Spelling Word: bicameral
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n. combination; mixture; forming a uniform mixture


Spelling Word: blend