GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| delve | excavate |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| impoverish | to make poor |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
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