GRE Word List
BADINAGE
playful repartee : banter
The meaning of the word badinage is playful repartee : banter.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| lampoon | satire |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |