GRE Word List

BANTERING

to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner

The meaning of the word bantering is to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner.

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WordMeaning
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
corollarya proposition (see proposition
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive