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BACCHANALIAN

a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry

The meaning of the word bacchanalian is a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.

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resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
prestigestanding or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
slackento make less active : slow up
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judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
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