GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| acetic | vinegary |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| haggard | not tamed |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| expatriate | banish |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |