GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |