From Babel to Bailiff: A Vocabulary Builder

Babel
a. a smug, provincial member of the American middle class
b. a confusion of sounds or voices
c. a sudden large increase in the birthrate
Babushka
a. a woman’s triangular head scarf tied at the chin
b. and ancient empire of Mesapotamia
c. a plant having numerous white flowers
Baccalaureate
a. a card game in which the objective is to hold the numbers closest to nine
b. a person who holds a bachelor’s degree
c. a farewell address delivered to a graduating class
Baccarat
a. a. a card game in which the objective is to hold the numbers closest to nine.
b. a confusion of sounds or voices
c. a plant having numerous white flowers
Bacchanal
a. arduous
b. background
c. drunken celebration
Bacillus
a. clandestine
b. rod-shaped bacteria
c. antibiotic obtained from bacteria
Backhanded
a. oblique or roundabout
b. a subordinate position
c. to back off
Backlash
a. oblique or roundabout
b. a subordinate position
c. a hostile reaction
Backslide
a. to revert to sin or bad habits
b. in secret; privately
c. of inferior quality
Backstairs
a. clandestine
b. a knapsack
c. area behind the performing space in a theatre
Backswept
a. clandestine
b. a knapsack
c. angled backward
Backwater
a. an isolated place
b. a child
c. to extricate from trouble
Backwoods
a. an isolated place
b. a child
c. to extricate from trouble
Bad blood
a. enmity or bitterness between persons or groups
b. light playful banter
c. to frustrate
Badinage
a. enmity or bitterness between persons or groups
b. light playful banter
c. to frustrate
Baffle
a. enmity or bitterness between persons or groups
b. light playful banter
c. to frustrate
Bagatelle
a. a trifle
b. a gem cut in a narrow rectangle
c. a court attendant
Baguette
a. a trifle
b. a gem cut in a narrow rectangle
c. a court attendant
Bailiff
a. a trifle
b. a gem cut in a narrow rectangle
c. a court attendant