Vocabulary Words - Eighth Grade - B:

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• baggage
  (n.) Suitcases or bags you use to carry your clothes when you travel.
  
  
• balance
  (n.) The amount of money in your bank account.
  (n.) Something in equal amounts on all sides.
  (v.) To be or put something in a steady position.
  
  
• bid
  (n.) The price that you offer to pay for something.
  
  
• birdie
  (n.) In badminton, the shuttlecock.
  (n.) In golf, a score of one stroke under par.
  
  
• bliss
  (n.) Much happiness.
  
  
• boarder
  (n.) A person who pays to live in another person's house with some or all meals provided.
  
  
• bran
  (n.) The outside part of some seeds, like wheat or rice.
  
  
• budget
  (n.) The amount of money that a person or company can spend for a particular period.
  
  
• busser
  (n.) An assistant waiter; the waiter who pours water and clears away dirty dishes, but does not take your order or serve the food.
  
  

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