GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.

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incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
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crossa structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
chassisthe supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television)
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isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
unfetterto free from fetters