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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |