??? ??? ??? bacchanal n. a party animal; a drunken reveler; a drunken revelry or orgy [think Bacchus, Roman god of wine; bacchanalia is a word for such a party (n.)] ??? ??? ??? baleful adj. menacing; threatening ??? ??? ??? balk v. to abruptly refuse (to do something); to stop short ??? ??? ??? ballyhoo n. sensational advertising or promotion; uproar ??? ??? ??? balm n. something that heals or so