GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| trappings | outward signs |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |