GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |