GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |