GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
rightful | just |
imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
protuberance | something that is protuberant |
plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |