GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| devious | wandering |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| succor | relief |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |