GRE Word List

BADINAGE

playful repartee : banter

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

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impassableincapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted
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cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
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infantileof or relating to infants or infancy
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