GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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WordMeaning
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
debuta first appearance
ruffiana brutal person : bully
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
steeplofty
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
vendettablood feud