GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| osseous | bony |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ยน/โโ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |