azˈure (ăzhˈu᷵r), sky-blue.
Baˈal (bāˈăl), a Phoenician god whose worship was attended by wild revelry.
babˈble (băbˈ’l), utter unintelligible sounds, prattle.
Babˌy-loˈni-an vauntˈing (Băbˌĭ-lōˈnĭ-ăn väntˈĭng), referring to the hanging gardens of Babylon, one of the seven wonders of the world.
bachˈe-lor (băchˈē-lẽr), the lowest university degree.
Bacon, Sir Francis, English philosopher and statesman (1561-1626).
bade (băd), ordered, commanded.
badge of his au-thorˈi-ty (băj of his ô-thŏrˈĭ-tĭ), sign of his power.
bafˈfled (băfˈ’ld), defeated, thwarted.
balˈdric (bôlˈdrĭk), a broad belt, worn over one shoulder, across the breast and under the opposite arm.