GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.

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WordMeaning
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned
affinityrelationship by marriage
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
hueoverall character or appearance to the mind : complexion