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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pending | during |
abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |