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 |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |