GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |