GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |