GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| romp | one that romps |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| indite | make up |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |