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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vertebrateany 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
purveyorone that purveys
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers