GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| circlet | a little circle |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |