ATE - Simple past of eat.
BAD - Not good; unfavorable; negative.
BAT - Any of the small, nocturnal, flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, which navigate by means of echolocation. They look like a mouse with membranous wings extending from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail. Altogether, there are about 1,000 bat species in the world.
BET - A wager, an agreement between two parties that a stake (usually money) will be paid by the loser to the winner (the winner being the one who correctly forecast the outcome of an event).
EAT - To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
TAB - A small flap or strip of material attached to something, for holding, manipulation, identification, etc.
TAD - A small amount; a little bit.
TEA - The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis.
TEE - The name of the Latin script letter T/t.
DAB - To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
BEAT - A pulsation or throb.
BETA - Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
DATE - The fruit of the date palm. This sweet fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
DEBT - An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
BEAD - A small round object.
BEET - Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
BADE - Simple past of bid.
DEBATE - Strife, discord.